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#85358D Color

#85358D is rgb(133, 53, 141) in RGB, hsl(295, 45%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 62%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Purple (#733380), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85358D
HEX#85358D
RGBrgb(133, 53, 141)
HSLhsl(295, 45%, 38%)
HSVhsv(295, 62%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 62%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.157 324)
LABlab(36.72% 44.11 -33.17)
LCHlch(36.72% 55.19 323.06)

What #85358D 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 #85358D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#85358D Channel Values

How #85358D 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 53 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 45% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 62% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.26:1 vs white · 2.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85358D 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 text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85358D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85358D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #85358D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85358D.

How #85358D 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#85358D
Protanopia#4B4B8D
Protanomaly#67438D
Deuteranopia#5A5A8C
Deuteranomaly#6E4D8C
Tritanopia#7D4848
Tritanomaly#80416A
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85358D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85358d: #85358D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85358D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85358d': '#85358D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.208, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_85358d">#85358D</color>
SVG fillfill="#85358D"

More Pink Colors

#85358D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85358D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85358D?

#85358D is a dark pink — rgb(133, 53, 141) in RGB and hsl(295, 45%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Purple (#733380), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #85358D?

#85358D is rgb(133, 53, 141) — red 133, green 53, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85358D?

#85358D converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 62%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85358D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85358D scores 7.26:1 against white and 2.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85358D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85358D 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 14.25, which is visibly different.

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