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#78175B Color

#78175B is rgb(120, 23, 91) in RGB, hsl(318, 68%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantium (#702963), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78175B
HEX#78175B
RGBrgb(120, 23, 91)
HSLhsl(318, 68%, 28%)
HSVhsv(318, 81%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(39.7% 0.148 343.2)
LABlab(27.92% 45.74 -15.45)
LCHlch(27.92% 48.27 341.34)

What #78175B 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 #78175B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.09Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 9.68Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 10.7Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 11.1Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 11.37Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.64

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

#78175B Channel Values

How #78175B 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 23 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 68% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 81% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 24% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.13:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #78175B 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 text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #78175B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #78175B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #78175B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#78175B
Complementary
#177834
Analogous
#651778
Analogous
#78172A
Triadic
#5B7817
Triadic
#175B78
Split comp.
#2A7817
Split comp.
#177865

Tints & Shades of #78175B

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

#A31F7B
#CE279C
#DD4BB1
#E576C4
#EDA1D6
#F5CCE9

Shades

#6B1451
#5A1144
#4D0F3A
#3C0B2D
#2F0924
#1E0617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #78175B.

How #78175B 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#78175B
Protanopia#38385B
Protanomaly#582E5B
Deuteranopia#4A4A59
Deuteranomaly#603B5A
Tritanopia#742727
Tritanomaly#762242
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #78175B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-78175b: #78175B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78175B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-78175b': '#78175B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.090, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_78175b">#78175B</color>
SVG fillfill="#78175B"

More Pink Colors

#78175B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#78175B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #78175B?

#78175B is a dark pink — rgb(120, 23, 91) in RGB and hsl(318, 68%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #78175B?

#78175B is rgb(120, 23, 91) — red 120, green 23, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78175B?

#78175B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78175B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #78175B scores 10.13:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #78175B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78175B 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 23.35, which is visibly different.

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