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#79446B Color

#79446B is rgb(121, 68, 107) in RGB, hsl(316, 28%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 12%, 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 7.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79446B
HEX#79446B
RGBrgb(121, 68, 107)
HSLhsl(316, 28%, 37%)
HSVhsv(316, 44%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 12%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.09 337.6)
LABlab(36.54% 27.73 -12.59)
LCHlch(36.54% 30.45 335.57)

What #79446B 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 #79446B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 7.65Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.35Medium Violet#65315FΔE 8.9Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.61Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.32Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.48

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

#79446B Channel Values

How #79446B 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 68 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 28% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 44% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 12% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.36:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79446B 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 text7.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79446B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79446B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79446B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79446B
Complementary
#447952
Analogous
#6C4479
Analogous
#794450
Triadic
#6B7944
Triadic
#446B79
Split comp.
#507944
Split comp.
#44796C

Tints & Shades of #79446B

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

#965485
#AB6999
#BB86AD
#CCA4C1
#DCC1D5
#EBDBE7

Shades

#683B5C
#5B3351
#4B2A42
#3B2134
#2A1825
#1D111A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79446B.

How #79446B 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#79446B
Protanopia#50506B
Protanomaly#634C6B
Deuteranopia#5A5A6A
Deuteranomaly#68526A
Tritanopia#764A4A
Tritanomaly#774859
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #79446B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79446b: #79446B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79446B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79446b': '#79446B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.267, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_79446b">#79446B</color>
SVG fillfill="#79446B"

More Pink Colors

#79446B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#79446B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79446B?

#79446B is a dark pink — rgb(121, 68, 107) in RGB and hsl(316, 28%, 37%) 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #79446B?

#79446B is rgb(121, 68, 107) — red 121, green 68, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79446B?

#79446B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 12%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79446B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79446B scores 7.36:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79446B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79446B 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 31.43, which is a different colour altogether.

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