Information about #821C56 color

#821C56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#821C56 falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(130, 28, 86) — 51% red, 11% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 17 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #821C56 reads as a energetic, saturated rose and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smooch (#7E2056). Nearby in the Register you will also find French Plum (#811453) and Dark Raspberry (#872657).

In RGB terms — rgb(130, 28, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #821C56 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#821C56 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#821C56 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #821C56

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smooch color link
Smooch

#7E2056

French Plum color link
French Plum

#811453

Pansy Purple color link
Pansy Purple

#78184A

Disco color link
Disco

#892D4F

Sassy color link
Sassy

#7E2A65

Yayapink color link
Yayapink

#85075B

Plum Velvet color link
Plum Velvet

#7D0552

Velvet color link
Velvet

#750851

Boysenberry color link
Boysenberry

#873260

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#821C56
  • RGB130, 28, 86
  • CMYK0, 40, 17, 49
  • CSSrgb(130, 28, 86)
  • HSL326°, 65%, 31%
  • HSL Precise325.882°, 64.557%, 30.98%
  • HSV326°, 78%, 51%
  • HSB326°, 78%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.510, 0.110, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.510, 0.110, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.510, 0.110, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID821C56
  • DECIMAL ID8526934
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01