What color is #90859D?

#90859D 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 #90859D?

The RGB value is 144, 133, 157: 144 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90859D?

The complementary color is #929D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90859D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90859D color

#90859D rgb(144, 133, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #90859D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 52.2% green and 61.6% blue (144, 133, 157).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#90859D color codes

HEX	`#90859D`
RGB	`rgb(144, 133, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 52.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 8.9, -11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 14.36, 308.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.974, 25.139, 35.376)`
Decimal	`9471389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90859D, 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 #90859D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90859D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #90859D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90859d; }
.text { color: #90859d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90859d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 133 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90859d, #9c859d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #90859D?: #90859D 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 #90859D?: The RGB value is 144, 133, 157: 144 red, 133 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90859D?: The complementary color is #929D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90859D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.