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#85195D Color

#85195D is rgb(133, 25, 93) in RGB, hsl(322, 68%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 30%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Raspberry (#872657), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85195D
HEX#85195D
RGBrgb(133, 25, 93)
HSLhsl(322, 68%, 31%)
HSVhsv(322, 81%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 30%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.156 347.6)
LABlab(30.83% 48.94 -12.04)
LCHlch(30.83% 50.40 346.18)

What #85195D 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 #85195D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 8.04Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 8.13Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 9.33Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 9.37Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 11.23Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 11.47

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

#85195D Channel Values

How #85195D 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 25 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 68% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 81% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 30% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.15:1 vs white · 2.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85195D 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 text9.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85195D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85195D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85195D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85195D
Complementary
#198541
Analogous
#761985
Analogous
#851928
Triadic
#5D8519
Triadic
#195D85
Split comp.
#288519
Split comp.
#198576

Tints & Shades of #85195D

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

#B0217C
#D62997
#DE54AB
#E67ABE
#EEA5D3
#F5CCE6

Shades

#741651
#631345
#511039
#450D30
#330A24
#220718

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85195D.

How #85195D 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#85195D
Protanopia#3E3E5D
Protanomaly#62335D
Deuteranopia#52525A
Deuteranomaly#6A425B
Tritanopia#822929
Tritanomaly#832444
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85195D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85195d: #85195D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85195D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85195d': '#85195D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.098, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_85195d">#85195D</color>
SVG fillfill="#85195D"

More Pink Colors

#85195D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#85195D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85195D?

#85195D is a dark pink — rgb(133, 25, 93) in RGB and hsl(322, 68%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Raspberry (#872657), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #85195D?

#85195D is rgb(133, 25, 93) — red 133, green 25, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85195D?

#85195D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 30%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85195D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85195D scores 9.15:1 against white and 2.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85195D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85195D 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 25.2, which is a different colour altogether.

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