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#783F61 Color

#783F61 is rgb(120, 63, 97) in RGB, hsl(324, 31%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#783F61
HEX#783F61
RGBrgb(120, 63, 97)
HSLhsl(324, 31%, 36%)
HSVhsv(324, 48%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(45% 0.091 344.7)
LABlab(34.94% 28.78 -8.72)
LCHlch(34.94% 30.07 343.15)

What #783F61 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 #783F61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 6.09Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.51Old Mauve#673147ΔE 9.63Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.21Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.65Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.68

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

#783F61 Channel Values

How #783F61 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 63 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 31% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 48% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 19% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.83:1 vs white · 2.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #783F61 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 text7.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #783F61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #783F61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #783F61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#783F61
Complementary
#3F7856
Analogous
#733F78
Analogous
#783F45
Triadic
#61783F
Triadic
#3F6178
Split comp.
#45783F
Split comp.
#3F7873

Tints & Shades of #783F61

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

#964F7A
#AE6591
#BE83A6
#CC9EBA
#DCBCCF
#ECDAE5

Shades

#683754
#5A3049
#49273C
#3C2031
#2B1723
#1E1018

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #783F61.

How #783F61 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#783F61
Protanopia#4D4D61
Protanomaly#614761
Deuteranopia#57575F
Deuteranomaly#664E60
Tritanopia#754444
Tritanomaly#764251
Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #783F61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-783f61: #783F61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #783F61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-783f61': '#783F61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.247, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_783f61">#783F61</color>
SVG fillfill="#783F61"

More Pink Colors

#783F61 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#783F61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #783F61?

#783F61 is a dark pink — rgb(120, 63, 97) in RGB and hsl(324, 31%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #783F61?

#783F61 is rgb(120, 63, 97) — red 120, green 63, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #783F61?

#783F61 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #783F61 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #783F61 scores 7.83:1 against white and 2.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #783F61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #783F61 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 31.53, which is a different colour altogether.

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