Burgundy is a dark red that leans slightly toward purple. Darkening red with black gets part of the way; a touch of blue or violet adds the purple lean.
Because burgundy has no standard value, the numbers on this page are measured against our stand-in shown at the top.
Burgundy has no CSS name and no single standard value. We use a dark red with a slight purple lean as a stand-in, and list the nearest CSS reds for comparison.
In paint
In our paint model, red with black and red with blue both come close. Red with violet lands a little brighter.
Closest two-paint mixes
- += 60% Red + 40% Black #832832 · ΔE 5.1 from burgundy
- += 75% Red + 25% Blue #8E2C35 · ΔE 6.4 from burgundy
- += 55% Red + 45% Violet #962839 · ΔE 7.1 from burgundy
- += 75% Red + 25% Green #8D3134 · ΔE 7.3 from burgundy
- += 85% Red + 15% Cyan #8B3334 · ΔE 7.6 from burgundy
Equal parts
- += Red + Black #682731 · ΔE 8.3 from burgundy
- += Red + Blue #502F40 · ΔE 18.0 from burgundy
- += Red + Violet #8B283D · ΔE 7.3 from burgundy
ΔE is the CIEDE2000 color difference between the mix and burgundy. Zero means the same color; the smaller the number, the closer the mix.
In light
A screen shows burgundy with the red lamp at a low level, a trace of blue and no green.
The three lamps at these levels give #810019. Levels are the amount of light each lamp gives out, which is not the same scale as the 0–255 numbers in a color code; the method page shows the conversion.
Wheel pairings
A dark green sits opposite burgundy on the painter's wheel.
| Rule | Painter's wheel | OKLCH wheel |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary +180° | #188000 2.13:1 | #004F53 1.16:1 |
| Analogous -30° +30° | #800075 1.12:1#801400 1.04:1 | #77094F 1.00:1#742400 1.03:1 |
| Triadic +120° +240° | #807400 2.28:1#003080 1.12:1 | #025200 1.14:1#003C91 1.06:1 |
| Split-complementary +150° +210° | #588000 2.32:1#008050 2.17:1 | #005239 1.17:1#004B6B 1.14:1 |
Burgundy mixed with each paint
Start from burgundy (#800020) and add one of our ten stand-in paints. Shares are by amount, in our paint model.
| Add | 75% burgundy + 25% | 50% burgundy + 50% | 25% burgundy + 75% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | #8B0123 | #AC0B2A | #C91A2E |
| Yellow | #A61029 | #DD3E33 | #FD8035 |
| Blue | #5B0C25 | #3C1338 | #33226A |
| Orange | #990825 | #CC2A2B | #ED5B29 |
| Green | #601227 | #512437 | #514A42 |
| Violet | #7A0323 | #6A0C34 | #601A5F |
| Magenta | #890126 | #A6073F | #BD1368 |
| Cyan | #4C182E | #4B2958 | #51539D |
| White | #AD103D | #E53E80 | #FF86C7 |
| Black | #6D0521 | #420A21 | #250F1D |
Named burgundys in CSS
| CSS name | Swatch | Code | ΔE from this page's burgundy |
|---|---|---|---|
| maroon | #800000 | 9.1 | |
| darkred | #8B0000 | 10.0 |
Paint results come from a pigment model and our ten stand-in paints, not from real tubes, which vary by brand and pigment. Try any pair in the color mixer, or read how each swatch is worked out.