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#870878 Color

#870878 is rgb(135, 8, 120) in RGB, hsl(307, 89%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 11%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#870878
HEX#870878
RGBrgb(135, 8, 120)
HSLhsl(307, 89%, 28%)
HSVhsv(307, 94%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 11%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(43.1% 0.187 334.5)
LABlab(31.12% 55.52 -28.88)
LCHlch(31.12% 62.58 332.52)

What #870878 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 #870878, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 6.7Patriarch#800080ΔE 7.57Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 7.94Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.55Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.85Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 13.55

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

#870878 Channel Values

How #870878 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 135 · G 8 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 89% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 94% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 11% · K 47%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 #870878 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 #870878 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #870878

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #870878; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#870878
Complementary
#088717
Analogous
#560887
Analogous
#870839
Triadic
#788708
Triadic
#087887
Split comp.
#398708
Split comp.
#088756

Tints & Shades of #870878

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

#B70BA3
#E70DCE
#F335DD
#F665E5
#F995ED
#FCC5F5

Shades

#78076B
#65065A
#57054D
#43043C
#35032F
#22021E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #870878.

How #870878 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#870878
Protanopia#3B3B78
Protanomaly#622E78
Deuteranopia#515176
Deuteranomaly#6B3F77
Tritanopia#812D2D
Tritanomaly#832355
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #870878 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-870878: #870878;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #870878;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-870878': '#870878' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.031, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_870878">#870878</color>
SVG fillfill="#870878"

More Pink Colors

#870878 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#870878 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #870878?

#870878 is a dark pink — rgb(135, 8, 120) in RGB and hsl(307, 89%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.7.

What is the RGB value of #870878?

#870878 is rgb(135, 8, 120) — red 135, green 8, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #870878?

#870878 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 11%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #870878 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #870878 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 #870878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #870878 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 7.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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