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#761E53 Color

#761E53 is rgb(118, 30, 83) in RGB, hsl(324, 59%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 30%, 54%) 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 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#761E53
HEX#761E53
RGBrgb(118, 30, 83)
HSLhsl(324, 59%, 29%)
HSVhsv(324, 75%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 30%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(39.6% 0.134 348)
LABlab(28.08% 42.05 -9.98)
LCHlch(28.08% 43.22 346.64)

What #761E53 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 #761E53, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 5.44Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 6.95Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 8.49Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 8.51Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.97Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.96

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

#761E53 Channel Values

How #761E53 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 118 · G 30 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 59% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 75% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 30% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.09:1 vs white · 2.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #761E53 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 text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #761E53 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #761E53

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #761E53; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#761E53
Complementary
#1E7641
Analogous
#6D1E76
Analogous
#761E27
Triadic
#53761E
Triadic
#1E5376
Split comp.
#27761E
Split comp.
#1E766D

Tints & Shades of #761E53

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

#9E296F
#C7338C
#D459A3
#DE7DB7
#E8A6CE
#F2CEE4

Shades

#651A47
#59173F
#491333
#3D102B
#2D0C1F
#200817

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #761E53.

How #761E53 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#761E53
Protanopia#3A3A53
Protanomaly#583153
Deuteranopia#4A4A51
Deuteranomaly#5F3D52
Tritanopia#732929
Tritanomaly#74253E
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #761E53 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-761e53: #761E53;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #761E53;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-761e53': '#761E53' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.118, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_761e53">#761E53</color>
SVG fillfill="#761E53"

More Pink Colors

#761E53 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#761E53 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #761E53?

#761E53 is a dark pink — rgb(118, 30, 83) in RGB and hsl(324, 59%, 29%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #761E53?

#761E53 is rgb(118, 30, 83) — red 118, green 30, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #761E53?

#761E53 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 30%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #761E53 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #761E53 scores 10.09:1 against white and 2.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #761E53 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #761E53 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 29.87, which is a different colour altogether.

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