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#792060 Color

#792060 is rgb(121, 32, 96) in RGB, hsl(317, 58%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 21%, 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 6.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#792060
HEX#792060
RGBrgb(121, 32, 96)
HSLhsl(317, 58%, 30%)
HSVhsv(317, 74%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 21%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.142 341.3)
LABlab(29.41% 43.54 -16.41)
LCHlch(29.41% 46.53 339.35)

What #792060 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 #792060, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 6.59Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 8.03Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 9.42Midnight#702670ΔE 10.98Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 11.14Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 11.49

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

#792060 Channel Values

How #792060 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 32 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 58% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 74% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 21% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.6:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #792060 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 text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #792060 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #792060

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #792060; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#792060
Complementary
#207939
Analogous
#662079
Analogous
#792033
Triadic
#607920
Triadic
#206079
Split comp.
#337920
Split comp.
#207966

Tints & Shades of #792060

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

#A12B80
#C5349C
#D35AB1
#DE82C4
#E9AAD7
#F2CFE8

Shades

#691C53
#5D1949
#4D143D
#3C1030
#2C0C23
#20091A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #792060.

How #792060 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#792060
Protanopia#3C3C60
Protanomaly#5A3360
Deuteranopia#4C4C5E
Deuteranomaly#613F5F
Tritanopia#752E2E
Tritanomaly#772947
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #792060 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-792060: #792060;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #792060;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-792060': '#792060' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.125, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_792060">#792060</color>
SVG fillfill="#792060"

More Pink Colors

#792060 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#792060 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #792060?

#792060 is a dark pink — rgb(121, 32, 96) in RGB and hsl(317, 58%, 30%) 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 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #792060?

#792060 is rgb(121, 32, 96) — red 121, green 32, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #792060?

#792060 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 21%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #792060 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #792060 scores 9.6:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #792060 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #792060 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 23.52, which is visibly different.

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