What color is #821F58?

#821F58 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #821F58?

The RGB value is 130, 31, 88: 130 red, 31 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #821F58?

The complementary color is #1F8249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #821F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#821F58 color

#821F58 rgb(130, 31, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #821F58 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 12.2% green and 34.5% blue (130, 31, 88).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 61% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#821F58 color codes

HEX	`#821F58`
RGB	`rgb(130, 31, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 12.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 61%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 76%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.48, 46.67, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.48, 47.67, 348.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.458, 6.432, 9.869)`
Decimal	`8527704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #821F58, 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 #821F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#821F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #821F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #821f58; }
.text { color: #821f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #821f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 31 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #821f58, #821f26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #821F58?: #821F58 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #821F58?: The RGB value is 130, 31, 88: 130 red, 31 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #821F58?: The complementary color is #1F8249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #821F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.