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#791B5D Color

#791B5D is rgb(121, 27, 93) in RGB, hsl(318, 64%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 23%, 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 8.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#791B5D
HEX#791B5D
RGBrgb(121, 27, 93)
HSLhsl(318, 64%, 29%)
HSVhsv(318, 78%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 23%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.146 342.7)
LABlab(28.65% 44.97 -15.61)
LCHlch(28.65% 47.60 340.85)

What #791B5D 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 #791B5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 8.23Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 8.98Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 10.82Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 10.91Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 10.92Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 11.31

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

#791B5D Channel Values

How #791B5D 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 121 · G 27 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 64% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 78% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 23% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.87:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #791B5D 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 text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #791B5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #791B5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #791B5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#791B5D
Complementary
#1B7937
Analogous
#661B79
Analogous
#791B2E
Triadic
#5D791B
Triadic
#1B5D79
Split comp.
#2E791B
Split comp.
#1B7966

Tints & Shades of #791B5D

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

#A3247D
#CD2D9D
#D954B1
#E279C2
#EBA3D5
#F4CDE8

Shades

#691750
#5C1446
#4B113A
#3F0E30
#2E0A23
#21071A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #791B5D.

How #791B5D 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#791B5D
Protanopia#3A3A5D
Protanomaly#5A305D
Deuteranopia#4B4B5B
Deuteranomaly#613D5C
Tritanopia#752A2A
Tritanomaly#772544
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #791B5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-791b5d: #791B5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #791B5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-791b5d': '#791B5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.106, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_791b5d">#791B5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#791B5D"

More Pink Colors

#791B5D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#791B5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #791B5D?

#791B5D is a dark pink — rgb(121, 27, 93) in RGB and hsl(318, 64%, 29%) 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 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #791B5D?

#791B5D is rgb(121, 27, 93) — red 121, green 27, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #791B5D?

#791B5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 23%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #791B5D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #791B5D scores 9.87:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #791B5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #791B5D 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 23.51, which is visibly different.

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