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#742070 Color

#742070 is rgb(116, 32, 112) in RGB, hsl(303, 57%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 3%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight (#702670), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#742070
HEX#742070
RGBrgb(116, 32, 112)
HSLhsl(303, 57%, 29%)
HSVhsv(303, 72%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 3%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.151 329.9)
LABlab(29.17% 44.00 -27.17)
LCHlch(29.17% 51.71 328.31)

What #742070 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 #742070, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#742070 Channel Values

How #742070 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 116 · G 32 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 57% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 72% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 3% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.62:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #742070 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 text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #742070

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #742070; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #742070

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.

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Shades

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How #742070 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#742070
Protanopia#3A3A70
Protanomaly#573170
Deuteranopia#49496F
Deuteranomaly#5D3D6F
Tritanopia#6E3333
Tritanomaly#702C52
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #742070 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-742070: #742070;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #742070;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-742070': '#742070' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.125, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_742070">#742070</color>
SVG fillfill="#742070"

More Pink Colors

#742070 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#742070 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #742070?

#742070 is a dark pink — rgb(116, 32, 112) in RGB and hsl(303, 57%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight (#702670), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.58.

What is the RGB value of #742070?

#742070 is rgb(116, 32, 112) — red 116, green 32, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #742070?

#742070 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 3%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #742070 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #742070 scores 9.62:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #742070 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #742070 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 15.17, which is visibly different.

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