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#783F73 Color

#783F73 is rgb(120, 63, 115) in RGB, hsl(305, 31%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 4%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#783F73
HEX#783F73
RGBrgb(120, 63, 115)
HSLhsl(305, 31%, 36%)
HSVhsv(305, 48%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 4%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(45.8% 0.107 330.4)
LABlab(35.56% 31.19 -19.09)
LCHlch(35.56% 36.57 328.54)

What #783F73 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 #783F73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 7.2Medium Violet#65315FΔE 7.34Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 8.76Byzantium#702963ΔE 8.81Imperial#602F6BΔE 9.99Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 12.02

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

#783F73 Channel Values

How #783F73 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 31% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 48% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 4% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.62:1 vs white · 2.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #783F73 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 text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #783F73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #783F73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #783F73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#783F73
Complementary
#3F7844
Analogous
#613F78
Analogous
#783F57
Triadic
#74783F
Triadic
#3F7478
Split comp.
#57783F
Split comp.
#3F7861

Tints & Shades of #783F73

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

#964F90
#AE65A8
#BE83B9
#CC9EC8
#DCBCD9
#ECDAEA

Shades

#683763
#5A3057
#492747
#3C203A
#2B172A
#1E101D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #783F73.

How #783F73 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#783F73
Protanopia#4D4D73
Protanomaly#614773
Deuteranopia#575772
Deuteranomaly#664E72
Tritanopia#734848
Tritanomaly#75455C
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #783F73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-783f73: #783F73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #783F73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-783f73': '#783F73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.247, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_783f73">#783F73</color>
SVG fillfill="#783F73"

More Pink Colors

#783F73 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#783F73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #783F73?

#783F73 is a dark pink — rgb(120, 63, 115) in RGB and hsl(305, 31%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmic Berry (#8D4E85), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #783F73?

#783F73 is rgb(120, 63, 115) — red 120, green 63, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #783F73?

#783F73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 4%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #783F73 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #783F73 scores 7.62:1 against white and 2.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #783F73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #783F73 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.14, which is a different colour altogether.

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