What color is #840053?

#840053 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 #840053?

The RGB value is 132, 0, 83: 132 red, 0 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #840053?

The complementary color is #008431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #840053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#840053 color

#840053 rgb(132, 0, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #840053 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 0% green and 32.5% blue (132, 0, 83).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 37% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velvet (#750851), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#840053 color codes

HEX	`#840053`
RGB	`rgb(132, 0, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 0%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 37%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, 53.73, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 54.62, 349.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.078, 5.532, 8.666)`
Decimal	`8650835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #840053, 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 #840053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#840053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #840053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #840053; }
.text { color: #840053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #840053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 0 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #840053, #840011); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #840053?: #840053 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 #840053?: The RGB value is 132, 0, 83: 132 red, 0 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #840053?: The complementary color is #008431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #840053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.