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#781761 Color

#781761 is rgb(120, 23, 97) in RGB, hsl(314, 68%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 19%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Violet (#892F77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#781761
HEX#781761
RGBrgb(120, 23, 97)
HSLhsl(314, 68%, 28%)
HSVhsv(314, 81%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 19%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.152 339.7)
LABlab(28.16% 46.35 -19.00)
LCHlch(28.16% 50.09 337.71)

What #781761 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 #781761, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 7.81Byzantium#702963ΔE 9.06Midnight#702670ΔE 9.97Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 11.21Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.55Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 12.36

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

#781761 Channel Values

How #781761 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 68% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 81% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 19% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.03:1 vs white · 2.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #781761 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 text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #781761 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #781761

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #781761; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#781761
Complementary
#17782E
Analogous
#5E1778
Analogous
#781731
Triadic
#617817
Triadic
#176178
Split comp.
#317817
Split comp.
#17785E

Tints & Shades of #781761

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

#A31F84
#CE27A7
#DD4BBB
#E576CB
#EDA1DB
#F5CCEB

Shades

#6B1457
#5A1149
#4D0F3F
#3C0B31
#2F0926
#1E0618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #781761.

How #781761 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#781761
Protanopia#383861
Protanomaly#582E61
Deuteranopia#4A4A5F
Deuteranomaly#603B60
Tritanopia#742929
Tritanomaly#752346
Achromatopsia#424242

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #781761 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-781761: #781761;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #781761;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-781761': '#781761' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.090, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_781761">#781761</color>
SVG fillfill="#781761"

More Pink Colors

#781761 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#781761 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #781761?

#781761 is a dark pink — rgb(120, 23, 97) in RGB and hsl(314, 68%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Violet (#892F77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #781761?

#781761 is rgb(120, 23, 97) — red 120, green 23, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #781761?

#781761 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 19%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #781761 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #781761 scores 10.03:1 against white and 2.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #781761 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #781761 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 19.92, which is visibly different.

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