What color is #820C56?

#820C56 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 #820C56?

The RGB value is 130, 12, 86: 130 red, 12 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #820C56?

The complementary color is #0C8238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #820C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#820C56 color

#820C56 rgb(130, 12, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #820C56 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 4.7% green and 33.7% blue (130, 12, 86).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 83% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#820C56 color codes

HEX	`#820C56`
RGB	`rgb(130, 12, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 4.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 83%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 91%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 51.57, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 52.78, 347.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.018, 5.682, 9.319)`
Decimal	`8522838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #820C56, 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 #820C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#820C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #820C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #820c56; }
.text { color: #820c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #820c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 12 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #820c56, #820c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #820C56?: #820C56 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 #820C56?: The RGB value is 130, 12, 86: 130 red, 12 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #820C56?: The complementary color is #0C8238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #820C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.