Palettes / Colors / #85196E

#85196E — Pink

#85196E 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 #85196E 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.

#85196E is a warm-leaning 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 #198531; it also sits naturally between #661985 and #851938. 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 52% · Green 10% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 17% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85196E

.text { color: #85196E; }
.background { background-color: #85196E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85196E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 25, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 68%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85196E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 25, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85196E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 25, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85196E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85196E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #85196E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #198531:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85196E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85196E

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 #85196E 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 #85196E 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

← #85196D  ·  #85196F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85196E?

#85196E is Pink, a pink color (RGB 133, 25, 110). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85196E?

#85196E is RGB 133, 25, 110 — HSL 313°, 68%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 17%, 48%.

What colors go with #85196E?

Its complement is #198531; analogous partners are #661985 and #851938. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85196E for text?

White text on #85196E has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.36:1.