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#870D79 Color

#870D79 is rgb(135, 13, 121) in RGB, hsl(307, 82%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 10%, 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 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#870D79
HEX#870D79
RGBrgb(135, 13, 121)
HSLhsl(307, 82%, 29%)
HSVhsv(307, 90%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 10%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.185 334.1)
LABlab(31.44% 54.88 -29.02)
LCHlch(31.44% 62.08 332.13)

What #870D79 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 #870D79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 6.73Patriarch#800080ΔE 7.58Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.05Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 10.65Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.66Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 13.04

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

#870D79 Channel Values

How #870D79 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 13 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 82% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 90% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 10% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.88:1 vs white · 2.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #870D79 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 text8.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #870D79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #870D79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #870D79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#870D79
Complementary
#0D871B
Analogous
#580D87
Analogous
#870D3C
Triadic
#78870D
Triadic
#0D7887
Split comp.
#3C870D
Split comp.
#0D8758

Tints & Shades of #870D79

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

#B512A2
#E316CC
#EC41D8
#F06AE1
#F599EA
#F9C7F4

Shades

#740B68
#660A5B
#54084B
#46073E
#33052E
#250421

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #870D79.

How #870D79 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#870D79
Protanopia#3C3C79
Protanomaly#632F79
Deuteranopia#515177
Deuteranomaly#6B4078
Tritanopia#812E2E
Tritanomaly#832556
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #870D79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-870d79: #870D79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #870D79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-870d79': '#870D79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.051, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_870d79">#870D79</color>
SVG fillfill="#870D79"

More Pink Colors

#870D79 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#870D79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #870D79?

#870D79 is a dark pink — rgb(135, 13, 121) in RGB and hsl(307, 82%, 29%) 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 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #870D79?

#870D79 is rgb(135, 13, 121) — red 135, green 13, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #870D79?

#870D79 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 10%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #870D79 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #870D79 scores 8.88:1 against white and 2.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #870D79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #870D79 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 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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