Close to Velvet
#83005F
#83005F is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 0% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 316°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #83005F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.86:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.13:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.86:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.13:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #83005F as they’d see it.
#83005F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #83005F
What color is #83005F?
#83005F is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 0% green, and 37.3% blue. Its hue is 316°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #83005F in RGB?
#83005F is rgb(131, 0, 95): 131 red, 0 green, and 95 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #83005F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 27, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #83005F?
PANTONE 228 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #83005F?
Its complement #034F13 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.