What color is #9E0E64?

#9E0E64 is a dark, vivid rose known as Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Morbid Princess?

The RGB value is 158, 14, 100: 158 red, 14 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Morbid Princess?

The complementary color is #0E9E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E0E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Morbid Princess color: hex code #9E0E64

#9E0E64 rgb(158, 14, 100)

Shades of purple

Morbid Princess has the hex code #9E0E64. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 5.5% green and 39.2% blue (158, 14, 100).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 84% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

Morbid Princess (#9E0E64) color codes

HEX	`#9E0E64`
RGB	`rgb(158, 14, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 5.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 84%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 91%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, 59.37, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 60.22, 350.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.559, 8.505, 12.824)`
Decimal	`10358372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Morbid Princess, 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 #9E0E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9E0E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9E0E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e0e64; }
.text { color: #9e0e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e0e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 14 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e0e64, #9e0e1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #9E0E64 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9E0E64?: #9E0E64 is a dark, vivid rose known as Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Morbid Princess?: The RGB value is 158, 14, 100: 158 red, 14 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Morbid Princess?: The complementary color is #0E9E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E0E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.