Skip to content

#73115E Color

#73115E is rgb(115, 17, 94) in RGB, hsl(313, 74%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 18%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Violet (#892F77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73115E
HEX#73115E
RGBrgb(115, 17, 94)
HSLhsl(313, 74%, 26%)
HSVhsv(313, 85%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 18%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(38.5% 0.153 338.9)
LABlab(26.43% 46.34 -19.80)
LCHlch(26.43% 50.39 336.86)

What #73115E 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 #73115E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 9.26Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.48Midnight#702670ΔE 9.71Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.58Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 12.81Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 14.09

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

#73115E Channel Values

How #73115E 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 115 · G 17 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 74% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 85% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 18% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.66:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73115E 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73115E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73115E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73115E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73115E
Complementary
#117326
Analogous
#581173
Analogous
#73112D
Triadic
#5E7311
Triadic
#115E73
Split comp.
#2D7311
Split comp.
#117358

Tints & Shades of #73115E

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

#A01882
#D11FAA
#E240BF
#E96DCE
#F099DD
#F7CAED

Shades

#660F53
#590D48
#4B0B3E
#3A092F
#2C0724
#1F0519

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73115E.

How #73115E 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#73115E
Protanopia#34345E
Protanomaly#54295E
Deuteranopia#46465C
Deuteranomaly#5B375D
Tritanopia#6F2626
Tritanomaly#701F43
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73115E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73115e: #73115E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73115E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73115e': '#73115E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.067, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_73115e">#73115E</color>
SVG fillfill="#73115E"

More Pink Colors

#73115E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#73115E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73115E?

#73115E is a dark pink — rgb(115, 17, 94) in RGB and hsl(313, 74%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Violet (#892F77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #73115E?

#73115E is rgb(115, 17, 94) — red 115, green 17, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73115E?

#73115E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 18%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73115E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #73115E scores 10.66:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73115E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73115E 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 19.44, which is visibly different.

Open #73115E in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.