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#83547E Color

#83547E is rgb(131, 84, 126) in RGB, hsl(306, 22%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 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 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83547E
HEX#83547E
RGBrgb(131, 84, 126)
HSLhsl(306, 22%, 42%)
HSVhsv(306, 36%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.086 330.6)
LABlab(42.26% 25.31 -15.49)
LCHlch(42.26% 29.68 328.53)

What #83547E 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 #83547E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 5.11Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 5.7French Lilac#86608EΔE 6.22Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 8.75Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.5Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 10.74

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

#83547E Channel Values

How #83547E 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 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 22% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 36% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 4% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.94:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83547E 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 text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #83547E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #83547E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83547E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#83547E
Complementary
#548358
Analogous
#705483
Analogous
#835466
Triadic
#7E8354
Triadic
#547E83
Split comp.
#668354
Split comp.
#548370

Tints & Shades of #83547E

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

#9C6396
#AB7CA7
#BB95B8
#CBAEC8
#DBC7D9
#EBE0EA

Shades

#734A6F
#603E5D
#51344E
#3E283C
#2F1E2D
#1C121B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #83547E.

How #83547E 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#83547E
Protanopia#5E5E7E
Protanomaly#6F5A7E
Deuteranopia#67677D
Deuteranomaly#73607D
Tritanopia#7F5B5B
Tritanomaly#81586B
Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #83547E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-83547e: #83547E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83547E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83547e': '#83547E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.329, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_83547e">#83547E</color>
SVG fillfill="#83547E"

More Pink Colors

#83547E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#83547E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83547E?

#83547E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(131, 84, 126) in RGB and hsl(306, 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #83547E?

#83547E is rgb(131, 84, 126) — red 131, green 84, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83547E?

#83547E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83547E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #83547E scores 5.94:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83547E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83547E 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 29.75, which is a different colour altogether.

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