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#87405D Color

#87405D is rgb(135, 64, 93) in RGB, hsl(335, 36%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 31%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Quinacridone Magenta (#8E3A59), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87405D
HEX#87405D
RGBrgb(135, 64, 93)
HSLhsl(335, 36%, 39%)
HSVhsv(335, 53%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 31%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.103 356)
LABlab(37.35% 33.48 -2.32)
LCHlch(37.35% 33.56 356.03)

What #87405D 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 #87405D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 5.73Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 5.76Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.8Old Mauve#673147ΔE 11.22Catawba#703642ΔE 11.7Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 12.4

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

#87405D Channel Values

How #87405D 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 64 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 36% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 53% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 31% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.19:1 vs white · 2.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87405D 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 text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87405D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87405D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87405D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87405D
Complementary
#408769
Analogous
#874081
Analogous
#874640
Triadic
#5D8740
Triadic
#405D87
Split comp.
#408746
Split comp.
#408187

Tints & Shades of #87405D

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

#A34D71
#B76688
#C4829E
#D3A1B6
#E0BDCC
#EFDCE4

Shades

#763751
#652F46
#53273A
#421F2E
#311722
#1F0F16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87405D.

How #87405D 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#87405D
Protanopia#52525D
Protanomaly#6B4B5D
Deuteranopia#5F5F5B
Deuteranomaly#71545C
Tritanopia#854444
Tritanomaly#86434F
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87405D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87405d: #87405D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87405D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87405d': '#87405D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.251, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_87405d">#87405D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87405D"

More Pink Colors

#87405D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#87405D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87405D?

#87405D is a dark pink — rgb(135, 64, 93) in RGB and hsl(335, 36%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta (#8E3A59), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #87405D?

#87405D is rgb(135, 64, 93) — red 135, green 64, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87405D?

#87405D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 31%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87405D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87405D scores 7.19:1 against white and 2.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87405D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87405D 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 26.64, which is a different colour altogether.

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