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#840175 Color

#840175 is rgb(132, 1, 117) in RGB, hsl(307, 98%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 11%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#840175
HEX#840175
RGBrgb(132, 1, 117)
HSLhsl(307, 98%, 26%)
HSVhsv(307, 99%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 11%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(42.1% 0.187 334.6)
LABlab(30.00% 55.59 -28.79)
LCHlch(30.00% 62.61 332.62)

What #840175 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 #840175, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 6.65Patriarch#800080ΔE 7.52Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.14Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.8Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.43Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 13.96

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

#840175 Channel Values

How #840175 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 132 · G 1 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 98% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 99% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 11% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.37:1 vs white · 2.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #840175 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 text9.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #840175 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #840175

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #840175; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#840175
Complementary
#018310
Analogous
#510183
Analogous
#830133
Triadic
#748301
Triadic
#017483
Split comp.
#338301
Split comp.
#018351

Tints & Shades of #840175

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

#B602A1
#ED02D2
#FD26E4
#FD58EA
#FE8BF0
#FEC2F7

Shades

#740167
#650159
#56014C
#42013A
#32012D
#23001F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #840175.

How #840175 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#840175
Protanopia#383875
Protanomaly#602B75
Deuteranopia#4E4E73
Deuteranomaly#683D74
Tritanopia#7E2A2A
Tritanomaly#801F52
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #840175 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-840175: #840175;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #840175;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-840175': '#840175' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.518, green: 0.004, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_840175">#840175</color>
SVG fillfill="#840175"

More Pink Colors

#840175 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#840175 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #840175?

#840175 is a dark pink — rgb(132, 1, 117) in RGB and hsl(307, 98%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #840175?

#840175 is rgb(132, 1, 117) — red 132, green 1, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #840175?

#840175 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 11%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #840175 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #840175 scores 9.37:1 against white and 2.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #840175 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #840175 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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