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#78086F Color

#78086F is rgb(120, 8, 111) in RGB, hsl(305, 88%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 7%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78086F
HEX#78086F
RGBrgb(120, 8, 111)
HSLhsl(305, 88%, 25%)
HSVhsv(305, 93%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 7%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.174 332.4)
LABlab(27.62% 51.19 -28.90)
LCHlch(27.62% 58.79 330.55)

What #78086F 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 #78086F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 8.51Patriarch#800080ΔE 9.12Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 9.37Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 11Midnight#702670ΔE 11.07Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 12.42

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

#78086F Channel Values

How #78086F 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 120 · G 8 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 88% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 93% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 7% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.18:1 vs white · 2.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78086F 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 text10.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78086F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78086F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78086F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78086F
Complementary
#087811
Analogous
#490878
Analogous
#780836
Triadic
#6F7808
Triadic
#086F78
Split comp.
#367808
Split comp.
#087849

Tints & Shades of #78086F

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

#A80B9B
#DD0ECB
#F22CE1
#F561E9
#F891EF
#FBC5F7

Shades

#690761
#5B0654
#4D0547
#3E0439
#30032C
#22021F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78086F.

How #78086F 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#78086F
Protanopia#34346F
Protanomaly#57286F
Deuteranopia#47476D
Deuteranomaly#5F386E
Tritanopia#722929
Tritanomaly#74204E
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #78086F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78086f: #78086F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78086F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78086f': '#78086F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.031, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_78086f">#78086F</color>
SVG fillfill="#78086F"

More Pink Colors

#78086F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#78086F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78086F?

#78086F is a dark pink — rgb(120, 8, 111) in RGB and hsl(305, 88%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #78086F?

#78086F is rgb(120, 8, 111) — red 120, green 8, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78086F?

#78086F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 7%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78086F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #78086F scores 10.18:1 against white and 2.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78086F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78086F 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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