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#835474 Color

#835474 is rgb(131, 84, 116) in RGB, hsl(319, 22%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#835474
HEX#835474
RGBrgb(131, 84, 116)
HSLhsl(319, 22%, 42%)
HSVhsv(319, 36%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.077 339.4)
LABlab(41.94% 23.90 -9.88)
LCHlch(41.94% 25.86 337.54)

What #835474 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #835474, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 5.74Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 7.97Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 8.29Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.72French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.4Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#835474 Channel Values

How #835474 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 131 · G 84 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 22% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 36% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 11% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #835474 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #835474 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #835474

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #835474; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#835474
Complementary
#548362
Analogous
#7A5483
Analogous
#83545C
Triadic
#748354
Triadic
#547483
Split comp.
#5C8354
Split comp.
#54837A

Tints & Shades of #835474

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C638A
#AB7C9D
#BB95AF
#CBAEC2
#DBC7D5
#EBE0E8

Shades

#734A66
#603E55
#513448
#3E2837
#2F1E29
#1C1219

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #835474.

How #835474 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#835474
Protanopia#5E5E74
Protanomaly#6F5A74
Deuteranopia#676773
Deuteranomaly#736073
Tritanopia#805959
Tritanomaly#815765
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #835474 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-835474: #835474;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #835474;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-835474': '#835474' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.329, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_835474">#835474</color>
SVG fillfill="#835474"

More Pink Colors

#835474 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#835474 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #835474?

#835474 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(131, 84, 116) in RGB and hsl(319, 22%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #835474?

#835474 is rgb(131, 84, 116) — red 131, green 84, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #835474?

#835474 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #835474 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #835474 scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #835474 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #835474 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 25.98, which is a different colour altogether.

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