#742A56 Color

#742A56 is rgb(116, 42, 86) in RGB, hsl(324, 47%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pansy Purple (#78184A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#742A56

HEX#742A56

RGBrgb(116, 42, 86)

HSLhsl(324, 47%, 31%)

HSVhsv(324, 64%, 45%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(40.8% 0.116 346.8)

LABlab(29.69% 36.71 -9.58)

LCHlch(29.69% 37.94 345.37)

What #742A56 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 #742A56, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.86 Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.15 Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 9.47 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 10.31 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.66 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 11.44

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#742A56 Channel Values

How #742A56 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 116 · G 42 · B 86	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 47% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 64% · V 45%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 64% · Y 26% · K 55%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.51:1 vs white · 2.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #742A56 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 text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #742A56

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #742A56; 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 #742A56

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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How #742A56 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#742A56

Protanopia#3F3F56

Protanomaly#593756

Deuteranopia#4D4D54

Deuteranomaly#5F4155

Tritanopia#713232

Tritanomaly#722F43

Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #742A56 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-742a56: #742A56;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #742A56;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-742a56': '#742A56' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.165, blue: 0.337)

Android XML<color name="color_742a56">#742A56</color>

SVG fillfill="#742A56"

More Pink Colors

#742A56 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#742A56 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #742A56?

#742A56 is a dark pink — rgb(116, 42, 86) in RGB and hsl(324, 47%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.86.

What is the RGB value of #742A56?

#742A56 is rgb(116, 42, 86) — red 116, green 42, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #742A56?

#742A56 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #742A56 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #742A56 scores 9.51:1 against white and 2.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #742A56 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #742A56 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 33.01, which is a different colour altogether.

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