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#851968 Color

#851968 is rgb(133, 25, 104) in RGB, hsl(316, 68%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 22%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Purple (#992572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#851968
HEX#851968
RGBrgb(133, 25, 104)
HSLhsl(316, 68%, 31%)
HSVhsv(316, 81%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 22%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(42.7% 0.163 341.6)
LABlab(31.24% 49.98 -18.52)
LCHlch(31.24% 53.30 339.66)

What #851968 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 #851968, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 6.75Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 7.15Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 10.35Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 10.9Byzantium#702963ΔE 12.77Midnight#702670ΔE 12.86

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

#851968 Channel Values

How #851968 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 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 68% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 81% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 22% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.99:1 vs white · 2.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #851968 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 text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #851968 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #851968

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #851968; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#851968
Complementary
#198536
Analogous
#6C1985
Analogous
#851932
Triadic
#688519
Triadic
#196885
Split comp.
#328519
Split comp.
#19856C

Tints & Shades of #851968

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

#B0218A
#D629A8
#DE54B9
#E67AC9
#EEA5DA
#F5CCEA

Shades

#74165B
#63134D
#511040
#450D36
#330A28
#22071B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #851968.

How #851968 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#851968
Protanopia#3E3E68
Protanomaly#623368
Deuteranopia#525266
Deuteranomaly#6A4267
Tritanopia#812D2D
Tritanomaly#82264B
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #851968 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-851968: #851968;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #851968;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-851968': '#851968' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.098, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_851968">#851968</color>
SVG fillfill="#851968"

More Pink Colors

#851968 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#851968 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #851968?

#851968 is a dark pink — rgb(133, 25, 104) in RGB and hsl(316, 68%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Purple (#992572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #851968?

#851968 is rgb(133, 25, 104) — red 133, green 25, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #851968?

#851968 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 22%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #851968 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #851968 scores 8.99:1 against white and 2.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #851968 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #851968 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 18.86, which is visibly different.

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