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#874072 Color

#874072 is rgb(135, 64, 114) in RGB, hsl(318, 36%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 16%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#874072
HEX#874072
RGBrgb(135, 64, 114)
HSLhsl(318, 36%, 39%)
HSVhsv(318, 53%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 16%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.116 339.9)
LABlab(38.00% 35.84 -14.51)
LCHlch(38.00% 38.67 337.96)

What #874072 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 #874072, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 7.05Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.57Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.01Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 9.41Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.78Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.58

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

#874072 Channel Values

How #874072 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 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 36% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 53% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 53% · Y 16% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.98:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #874072 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 text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #874072 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #874072

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #874072; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#874072
Complementary
#408755
Analogous
#794087
Analogous
#87404E
Triadic
#728740
Triadic
#407287
Split comp.
#4E8740
Split comp.
#408779

Tints & Shades of #874072

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

#A34D89
#B7669F
#C482B0
#D3A1C4
#E0BDD6
#EFDCE9

Shades

#763763
#652F55
#532746
#421F37
#311729
#1F0F1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #874072.

How #874072 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#874072
Protanopia#525272
Protanomaly#6B4B72
Deuteranopia#5F5F70
Deuteranomaly#715471
Tritanopia#834949
Tritanomaly#85455C
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #874072 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-874072: #874072;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #874072;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-874072': '#874072' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.251, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_874072">#874072</color>
SVG fillfill="#874072"

More Pink Colors

#874072 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#874072 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #874072?

#874072 is a dark pink — rgb(135, 64, 114) in RGB and hsl(318, 36%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #874072?

#874072 is rgb(135, 64, 114) — red 135, green 64, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #874072?

#874072 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 16%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #874072 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #874072 scores 6.98:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #874072 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #874072 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 29.39, which is a different colour altogether.

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