What color is #966490?

#966490 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #966490?

The RGB value is 150, 100, 144: 150 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #966490?

The complementary color is #64966A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966490?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#966490 color

#966490 rgb(150, 100, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #966490 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 39.2% green and 56.5% blue (150, 100, 144).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#966490 color codes

HEX	`#966490`
RGB	`rgb(150, 100, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 39.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.02, 27.5, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.02, 31.82, 329.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.169, 17.613, 28.612)`
Decimal	`9856144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #966490, 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 #966490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#966490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #966490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966490; }
.text { color: #966490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 100 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966490, #966477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #966490?: #966490 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #966490?: The RGB value is 150, 100, 144: 150 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #966490?: The complementary color is #64966A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966490?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.