What color is #90849D?

#90849D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90849D?

The RGB value is 144, 132, 157: 144 red, 132 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90849D?

The complementary color is #919D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90849D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90849D color

#90849D rgb(144, 132, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90849D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 51.8% green and 61.6% blue (144, 132, 157).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#90849D color codes

HEX	`#90849D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 132, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 51.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, 9.48, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 15.03, 309.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.838, 24.866, 35.33)`
Decimal	`9471133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90849D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #90849D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90849D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #90849D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90849d; }
.text { color: #90849d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90849d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 132 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90849d, #9c849d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90849D?: #90849D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90849D?: The RGB value is 144, 132, 157: 144 red, 132 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90849D?: The complementary color is #919D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90849D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.