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#781259 Color

#781259 is rgb(120, 18, 89) in RGB, hsl(318, 74%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 26%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantium (#702963), visibly different at ΔE 10.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#781259
HEX#781259
RGBrgb(120, 18, 89)
HSLhsl(318, 74%, 27%)
HSVhsv(318, 85%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 26%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.152 344)
LABlab(27.35% 46.91 -15.00)
LCHlch(27.35% 49.25 342.26)

What #781259 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 #781259, 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.

#781259 Channel Values

How #781259 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 18 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 74% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 85% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 26% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.35:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #781259 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 text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #781259 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #781259

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #781259; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #781259

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #781259.

How #781259 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#781259
Protanopia#363659
Protanomaly#582B59
Deuteranopia#494957
Deuteranomaly#5F3A58
Tritanopia#742424
Tritanomaly#761E40
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #781259 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-781259: #781259;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #781259;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-781259': '#781259' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.071, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_781259">#781259</color>
SVG fillfill="#781259"

More Pink Colors

#781259 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#781259 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #781259?

#781259 is a dark pink — rgb(120, 18, 89) in RGB and hsl(318, 74%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.42.

What is the RGB value of #781259?

#781259 is rgb(120, 18, 89) — red 120, green 18, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #781259?

#781259 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 26%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #781259 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #781259 scores 10.35:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #781259 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #781259 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 23.31, which is visibly different.

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