#780D51 Color

#780D51 is rgb(120, 13, 81) in RGB, hsl(322, 80%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 53%) 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 6.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#780D51

HEX#780D51

RGBrgb(120, 13, 81)

HSLhsl(322, 80%, 26%)

HSVhsv(322, 89%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(38.5% 0.151 348.5)

LABlab(26.64% 47.32 -10.77)

LCHlch(26.64% 48.53 347.17)

What #780D51 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 #780D51, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 6.84 Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 8.42 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 8.88 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 9.01 Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 12.67 Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 12.98

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

#780D51 Channel Values

How #780D51 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 120 · G 13 · B 81	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 322° · S 80% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 322° · S 89% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 89% · Y 33% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.63:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #780D51 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 text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #780D51

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #780D51; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #780D51

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 #780D51 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#780D51

Protanopia#353551

Protanomaly#572A51

Deuteranopia#48484E

Deuteranomaly#5F3950

Tritanopia#751F1F

Tritanomaly#761939

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #780D51 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-780d51: #780D51;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #780D51;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-780d51': '#780D51' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.051, blue: 0.318)

Android XML<color name="color_780d51">#780D51</color>

SVG fillfill="#780D51"

More Pink Colors

#780D51 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

78184a 754875 7a007a 750071 7a1f3d 75003b 7a1f77 733380 7f1734 721378 7f2e7f 702963 941063 a93da9 c6005c d10047 e0218a e9aae7 f3d2f2 fba0e3 ff0fff ff75bf ffd6ff 470047

#780D51 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #780D51?

#780D51 is a dark pink — rgb(120, 13, 81) in RGB and hsl(322, 80%, 26%) 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 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #780D51?

#780D51 is rgb(120, 13, 81) — red 120, green 13, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #780D51?

#780D51 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #780D51 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #780D51 scores 10.63:1 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 #780D51 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #780D51 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 27.16, which is a different colour altogether.

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