What color is #820041?

#820041 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #820041?

The RGB value is 130, 0, 65: 130 red, 0 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820041?

The complementary color is #008241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#820041 color

#820041 rgb(130, 0, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #820041 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 25.5% blue (130, 0, 65).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#820041 color codes

HEX	`#820041`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, 51.53, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 51.53, 0.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.161, 5.129, 5.455)`
Decimal	`8519745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820041, 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 #820041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #820041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820041; }
.text { color: #820041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820041, #820000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #820041?: #820041 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #820041?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 65: 130 red, 0 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820041?: The complementary color is #008241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.