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#85387D Color

#85387D is rgb(133, 56, 125) in RGB, hsl(306, 41%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Violet (#892F77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85387D
HEX#85387D
RGBrgb(133, 56, 125)
HSLhsl(306, 41%, 37%)
HSVhsv(306, 58%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.137 331.7)
LABlab(36.55% 40.50 -23.58)
LCHlch(36.55% 46.87 329.79)

What #85387D 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 #85387D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 5.09Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 6.93Midnight#702670ΔE 7.94Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 9.05Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.3Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.35

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

#85387D Channel Values

How #85387D 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 56 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 41% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 58% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 6% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.34:1 vs white · 2.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85387D 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 text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85387D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85387D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85387D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85387D
Complementary
#38853F
Analogous
#663885
Analogous
#853857
Triadic
#7D8538
Triadic
#387D85
Split comp.
#578538
Split comp.
#388566

Tints & Shades of #85387D

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

#A5459C
#BA5AB0
#C77AC0
#D59ACF
#E2BBDE
#EED7EC

Shades

#73306C
#652A5F
#53234E
#411B3D
#2F142C
#200E1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85387D.

How #85387D 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#85387D
Protanopia#4C4C7D
Protanomaly#68457D
Deuteranopia#5B5B7B
Deuteranomaly#6E4F7C
Tritanopia#7F4646
Tritanomaly#824161
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85387D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85387d: #85387D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85387D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85387d': '#85387D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.220, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_85387d">#85387D</color>
SVG fillfill="#85387D"

More Pink Colors

#85387D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#85387D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85387D?

#85387D is a dark pink — rgb(133, 56, 125) in RGB and hsl(306, 41%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Violet (#892F77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #85387D?

#85387D is rgb(133, 56, 125) — red 133, green 56, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85387D?

#85387D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85387D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #85387D scores 7.34:1 against white and 2.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85387D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85387D 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 21.26, which is visibly different.

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