What color is #9B005F?

#9B005F is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B005F?

The RGB value is 155, 0, 95: 155 red, 0 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B005F?

The complementary color is #009B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B005F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B005F color

#9B005F rgb(155, 0, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B005F is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 0% green and 37.3% blue (155, 0, 95).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Morbid Princess (#9E0E64), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#9B005F color codes

HEX	`#9B005F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 0, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 0%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.56, 60.06, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.56, 60.75, 351.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.584, 7.797, 11.509)`
Decimal	`10158175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B005F, 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 #9B005F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9B005F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #9B005F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b005f; }
.text { color: #9b005f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b005f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 0 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b005f, #9b0011); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #9B005F?: #9B005F is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B005F?: The RGB value is 155, 0, 95: 155 red, 0 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B005F?: The complementary color is #009B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B005F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.