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#85004B Color

#85004B is rgb(133, 0, 75) in RGB, hsl(326, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 44%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pansy Purple (#78184A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85004B
HEX#85004B
RGBrgb(133, 0, 75)
HSLhsl(326, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(326, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 44%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(40.2% 0.165 356)
LABlab(28.50% 52.40 -3.63)
LCHlch(28.50% 52.52 356.04)

What #85004B 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 #85004B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.66Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 8.91Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.81Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 10.51Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 11.09Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 11.94

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

#85004B Channel Values

How #85004B 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 133 · G 0 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 44% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.01:1 vs white · 2.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85004B 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 text10.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85004B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85004B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85004B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85004B
Complementary
#008539
Analogous
#7C0085
Analogous
#850009
Triadic
#4B8500
Triadic
#004B85
Split comp.
#098500
Split comp.
#00857C

Tints & Shades of #85004B

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

#B80068
#F00088
#FF24A0
#FF57B6
#FF8ACC
#FFC2E4

Shades

#750042
#66003A
#570031
#420026
#33001D
#240014

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85004B.

How #85004B 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#85004B
Protanopia#38384A
Protanomaly#602B4B
Deuteranopia#4F4F47
Deuteranomaly#693D49
Tritanopia#831818
Tritanomaly#841033
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85004B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85004b: #85004B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85004B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85004b': '#85004B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.000, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_85004b">#85004B</color>
SVG fillfill="#85004B"

More Pink Colors

#85004B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85004B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85004B?

#85004B is a dark pink — rgb(133, 0, 75) in RGB and hsl(326, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #85004B?

#85004B is rgb(133, 0, 75) — red 133, green 0, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85004B?

#85004B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 44%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85004B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85004B scores 10.01:1 against white and 2.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85004B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85004B 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 26.11, which is a different colour altogether.

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