Pansy Purple (#78184A)

The hex code for Pansy Purple is #78184A. It is rgb(120, 24, 74) in RGB, hsl(329, 67%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 38%, 53%) in CMYK — a dark pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#78184A

HEX#78184A

RGBrgb(120, 24, 74)

HSLhsl(329, 67%, 28%)

HSVhsv(329, 80%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 38%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(39% 0.138 354)

LABlab(27.43% 43.90 -4.91)

LCHlch(27.43% 44.17 353.61)

Colors Closest to Pansy Purple

Pansy Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 5.27 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 6.32 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 6.37 Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 12.22 Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 13.59 Byzantium#702963ΔE 15.37

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#78184A Channel Values

How Pansy Purple 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 24 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 329° · S 67% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 329° · S 80% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 80% · Y 38% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.35:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pansy Purple 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 ✓

TextBlack text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Pansy Purple

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pansy Purple; 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 Pansy Purple

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 Pansy Purple 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#78184A

Protanopia#38384A

Protanomaly#592E4A

Deuteranopia#4A4A47

Deuteranomaly#603C48

Tritanopia#762323

Tritanomaly#771F36

Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #78184A in Code

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

CSS custom property--pansy-purple: #78184A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #78184A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pansy-purple': '#78184A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.094, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="pansy_purple">#78184A</color>

SVG fillfill="#78184A"

More Pink Colors

Pansy Purple sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7a007a 780d51 7a1f3d 754875 7a1f77 750071 7f1734 75003b 7f2e7f 733380 800044 721378 941494 aa4069 c70036 d14dcd e085a3 eaa9bf f3ddf3 fbe4fb ff1493 ff8fff 1f001f 570057

#78184A Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pansy Purple?

The hex code for Pansy Purple is #78184A. That is rgb(120, 24, 74) in RGB, hsl(329, 67%, 28%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 38%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #78184A?

#78184A is rgb(120, 24, 74) — red 120, green 24, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #78184A?

#78184A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 38%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #78184A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #78184A 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 #78184A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #78184A 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 32.52, which is a different colour altogether.

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