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#87455D Color

#87455D is rgb(135, 69, 93) in RGB, hsl(338, 32%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87455D
HEX#87455D
RGBrgb(135, 69, 93)
HSLhsl(338, 32%, 40%)
HSVhsv(338, 49%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.094 358.1)
LABlab(38.41% 30.88 -0.79)
LCHlch(38.41% 30.89 358.54)

What #87455D 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 #87455D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 6.41Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 7.9Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 9.69Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.09Catawba#703642ΔE 10.26Old Mauve#673147ΔE 10.91

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

#87455D Channel Values

How #87455D 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 69 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 32% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 49% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 31% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.91:1 vs white · 3.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87455D 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 text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87455D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87455D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87455D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87455D
Complementary
#45876F
Analogous
#87457E
Analogous
#874E45
Triadic
#5D8745
Triadic
#455D87
Split comp.
#45874E
Split comp.
#457E87

Tints & Shades of #87455D

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

#A25370
#B46E88
#C2899E
#D0A4B4
#DEBFCA
#EEDDE3

Shades

#763D52
#653446
#542B3A
#40212C
#2F1821
#1E1015

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87455D.

How #87455D 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#87455D
Protanopia#55555D
Protanomaly#6C4F5D
Deuteranopia#61615B
Deuteranomaly#72575C
Tritanopia#854949
Tritanomaly#864751
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87455D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87455d: #87455D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87455D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87455d': '#87455D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.271, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_87455d">#87455D</color>
SVG fillfill="#87455D"

More Pink Colors

#87455D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#87455D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87455D?

#87455D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(135, 69, 93) in RGB and hsl(338, 32%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #87455D?

#87455D is rgb(135, 69, 93) — red 135, green 69, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87455D?

#87455D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 31%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87455D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #87455D scores 6.91:1 against white and 3.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87455D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87455D 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 26.85, which is a different colour altogether.

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