Palettes / Colors / #831985

#831985 — Pink

#831985 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #831985 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#831985 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1B8519; it also sits naturally between #4D1985 and #851951. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 10% · Blue 52%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #831985

.text { color: #831985; }
.background { background-color: #831985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #831985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 25, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 68%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #831985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 25, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #831985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 25, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#831985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#831985">Div content here</div>

Shades of #831985

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Tones of #831985

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B8519:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #831985: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #831985

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #831985 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #831985 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #831985?

#831985 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 131, 25, 133). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #831985?

#831985 is RGB 131, 25, 133 — HSL 299°, 68%, 31% — CMYK 2%, 81%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #831985?

Its complement is #1B8519; analogous partners are #4D1985 and #851951. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #831985 for text?

White text on #831985 has a contrast ratio of 8.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.44:1.