What color is #990055?

#990055 is a dark, vivid rose known as Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vertigo Cherry?

The RGB value is 153, 0, 85: 153 red, 0 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vertigo Cherry?

The complementary color is #009944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990055?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vertigo Cherry color: hex code #990055

#990055 rgb(153, 0, 85)

Shades of purple

Vertigo Cherry has the hex code #990055. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 0% green and 33.3% blue (153, 0, 85).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 44% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

Vertigo Cherry (#990055) color codes

HEX	`#990055`
RGB	`rgb(153, 0, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 0%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 44%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, 58.66, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 58.78, 356.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.778, 7.43, 9.249)`
Decimal	`10027093`
Short hex	`#905`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vertigo Cherry, 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 #990055	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990055 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #990055 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990055; }
.text { color: #990055; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990055; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 0 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990055, #990008); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

See #990055 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #990055?: #990055 is a dark, vivid rose known as Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vertigo Cherry?: The RGB value is 153, 0, 85: 153 red, 0 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vertigo Cherry?: The complementary color is #009944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990055?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.