What color is #82004C?

#82004C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82004C?

The RGB value is 130, 0, 76: 130 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82004C?

The complementary color is #008236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82004C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82004C color

#82004C rgb(130, 0, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82004C is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 29.8% blue (130, 0, 76).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#82004C color codes

HEX	`#82004C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, 52.55, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 52.92, 353.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.511, 5.269, 7.3)`
Decimal	`8519756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82004C, 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 #82004C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82004C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #82004C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82004c; }
.text { color: #82004c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82004c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82004c, #82000b); }

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Questions

What color is #82004C?: #82004C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82004C?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 76: 130 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82004C?: The complementary color is #008236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82004C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.