Dark Raspberry (#872657)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.59:1 — vs black: 2.45:1

Color values

  • HEX #872657
  • RGB rgb(135, 38, 87)
  • HSL hsl(329, 71%, 52%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 71.85, 35.56, 47.06 )
  • Websafe #993366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #872657 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Raspberry
#872657 Base
#268756
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Raspberry
#872657 Base
#872687
#872627
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Raspberry
#872657 Base
#578726
#265787
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Raspberry
#872657 Base
#278726
#268787
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Raspberry
#872657 Base
#878726
#268756
#262787
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Raspberry
#872657 Base
#14060D
#4B1531
#671D42
#A72F6C
#C3377D
#D76FA4
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Raspberry, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#14060D
#2B0C1C
#42132A
#591939
#702048
Dark Raspberry #872657 Base
#B83476
#D05995
#DE8AB4
#ECBAD3
#F9EBF2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #872657. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #872657;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #872657;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #872657;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #872657,
        #31DD86
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #872657,
        #31DD86
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-raspberry: #872657;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-raspberry-r: 135;
$dark-raspberry-g: 38;
$dark-raspberry-b: 87;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-raspberry;
    color: rgba($dark-raspberry-r, $dark-raspberry-g, $dark-raspberry-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Raspberry appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #872657 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #525255 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3B3B57 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #842F2F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4C4C4C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Raspberry ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Raspberry #872657 Base
Boysenberry #873260 ΔE 2.69
French Plum #811453 ΔE 3.15
Pansy Purple #78184A ΔE 4.01
Quinacridone Magenta #8E3A59 ΔE 5.24

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.