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#872282 Color

#872282 is rgb(135, 34, 130) in RGB, hsl(303, 60%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 4%, 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 8.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#872282
HEX#872282
RGBrgb(135, 34, 130)
HSLhsl(303, 60%, 33%)
HSVhsv(303, 75%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 4%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.174 330.2)
LABlab(33.75% 50.66 -31.02)
LCHlch(33.75% 59.40 328.52)

What #872282 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 #872282, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 8.08Patriarch#800080ΔE 8.61Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 9.54Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 10.97Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 11.2Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 11.71

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

#872282 Channel Values

How #872282 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 34 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 60% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 75% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 4% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.14:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #872282 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 text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #872282 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #872282

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #872282; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#872282
Complementary
#228727
Analogous
#592287
Analogous
#87224F
Triadic
#828722
Triadic
#228287
Split comp.
#4F8722
Split comp.
#228759

Tints & Shades of #872282

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

#AB2BA5
#CE3BC7
#D760D1
#E085DC
#EAA9E6
#F4D2F2

Shades

#761E72
#661962
#561552
#41103F
#310C2F
#21081F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #872282.

How #872282 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#872282
Protanopia#424282
Protanomaly#653882
Deuteranopia#555580
Deuteranomaly#6C4681
Tritanopia#803A3A
Tritanomaly#83325F
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #872282 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-872282: #872282;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #872282;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-872282': '#872282' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.133, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_872282">#872282</color>
SVG fillfill="#872282"

More Pink Colors

#872282 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#872282 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #872282?

#872282 is a dark pink — rgb(135, 34, 130) in RGB and hsl(303, 60%, 33%) 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 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #872282?

#872282 is rgb(135, 34, 130) — red 135, green 34, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #872282?

#872282 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 4%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #872282 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #872282 scores 8.14:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #872282 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #872282 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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