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#794477 Color

#794477 is rgb(121, 68, 119) in RGB, hsl(302, 28%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 2%, 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 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#794477
HEX#794477
RGBrgb(121, 68, 119)
HSLhsl(302, 28%, 37%)
HSVhsv(302, 44%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 2%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.102 328.4)
LABlab(36.96% 29.43 -19.41)
LCHlch(36.96% 35.26 326.59)

What #794477 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 #794477, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 6.68Medium Violet#65315FΔE 8.46Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 10.8Imperial#602F6BΔE 10.86Byzantium#702963ΔE 11.06French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.65

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

#794477 Channel Values

How #794477 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 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 28% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 44% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 2% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.23:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #794477 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 text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #794477 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #794477

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #794477; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#794477
Complementary
#447946
Analogous
#604479
Analogous
#79445D
Triadic
#777944
Triadic
#447779
Split comp.
#5D7944
Split comp.
#447960

Tints & Shades of #794477

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

#965494
#AB69A8
#BB86B9
#CCA4CA
#DCC1DB
#EBDBEA

Shades

#683B67
#5B335A
#4B2A4A
#3B213A
#2A182A
#1D111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #794477.

How #794477 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#794477
Protanopia#505077
Protanomaly#634C77
Deuteranopia#5A5A76
Deuteranomaly#685276
Tritanopia#744D4D
Tritanomaly#764960
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #794477 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-794477: #794477;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #794477;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-794477': '#794477' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.267, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_794477">#794477</color>
SVG fillfill="#794477"

More Pink Colors

#794477 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#794477 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #794477?

#794477 is a dark pink — rgb(121, 68, 119) in RGB and hsl(302, 28%, 37%) 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 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #794477?

#794477 is rgb(121, 68, 119) — red 121, green 68, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #794477?

#794477 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 2%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #794477 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #794477 scores 7.23:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #794477 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #794477 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 25.56, which is a different colour altogether.

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