Burgundy | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #800020 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (128, 0, 32) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (345°, 100%, 50%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (26, 79, 7°) |
Source | [1][2] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Purplish red (pR) |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Burgundy is a purplish red.[3][4]
The color burgundy takes its name from the Burgundy wine in France. When referring to the color, "burgundy" is not usually capitalized.[5]
The color burgundy is similar to Bordeaux (Web color code #4C1C24), Merlot (#73343A), Berry (#A01641), and Redberry (#701f28). Burgundy is made of 50% red, 0% green, and 13% blue. The CMYK percentages are 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75% yellow, 50% black.[6][7][8]
The first recorded use of "burgundy" as a color name in English was in 1881.[9]