What color is #820061?

#820061 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grapest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #820061?

The RGB value is 130, 0, 97: 130 red, 0 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820061?

The complementary color is #008221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#820061 color

#820061 rgb(130, 0, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #820061 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 0% green and 38% blue (130, 0, 97).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grapest (#880066), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#820061 color codes

HEX	`#820061`
RGB	`rgb(130, 0, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 0%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.41, 54.91, -18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.41, 58.03, 341.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.364, 5.61, 11.791)`
Decimal	`8519777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820061, 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 #820061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #820061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820061; }
.text { color: #820061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 0 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820061, #820020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #820061?: #820061 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Grapest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #820061?: The RGB value is 130, 0, 97: 130 red, 0 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820061?: The complementary color is #008221, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.