What color is #800040?

#800040 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merlot. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #800040?

The RGB value is 128, 0, 64: 128 red, 0 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #800040?

The complementary color is #008040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #800040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#800040 color

#800040 rgb(128, 0, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #800040 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 0% green and 25.1% blue (128, 0, 64).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 50% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Merlot (#730039), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#800040 color codes

HEX	`#800040`
RGB	`rgb(128, 0, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 0%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, 50.97, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 50.97, 0.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.828, 4.961, 5.29)`
Decimal	`8388672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #800040, 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 #800040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#800040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #800040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #800040; }
.text { color: #800040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #800040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 0 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #800040, #800000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #800040?: #800040 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merlot. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #800040?: The RGB value is 128, 0, 64: 128 red, 0 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #800040?: The complementary color is #008040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #800040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.