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#7A0050 Color

#7A0050 is rgb(122, 0, 80) in RGB, hsl(321, 100%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 34%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pansy Purple (#78184A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A0050
HEX#7A0050
RGBrgb(122, 0, 80)
HSLhsl(321, 100%, 24%)
HSVhsv(321, 100%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 34%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.16 349.1)
LABlab(26.21% 50.09 -10.71)
LCHlch(26.21% 51.22 347.93)

What #7A0050 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 #7A0050, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 8.57Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 9.89Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 10.21Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 10.39Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 12.14Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 12.73

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

#7A0050 Channel Values

How #7A0050 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 122 · G 0 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 100% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 100% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 34% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.81:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A0050 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 text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A0050 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A0050

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A0050; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A0050
Complementary
#007A2B
Analogous
#68007A
Analogous
#7A0012
Triadic
#507A00
Triadic
#00507A
Split comp.
#127A00
Split comp.
#007A68

Tints & Shades of #7A0050

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

#B30074
#E60095
#FF1FB0
#FF52C2
#FF8AD6
#FFBDE8

Shades

#6B0046
#5C003C
#4D0032
#42002B
#330021
#240017

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A0050.

How #7A0050 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#7A0050
Protanopia#333350
Protanomaly#582750
Deuteranopia#48484D
Deuteranomaly#60374E
Tritanopia#771A1A
Tritanomaly#781237
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7A0050 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a0050: #7A0050;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A0050;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a0050': '#7A0050' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.000, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_7a0050">#7A0050</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A0050"

More Pink Colors

#7A0050 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#7A0050 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A0050?

#7A0050 is a dark pink — rgb(122, 0, 80) in RGB and hsl(321, 100%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pansy Purple (#78184A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.57.

What is the RGB value of #7A0050?

#7A0050 is rgb(122, 0, 80) — red 122, green 0, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A0050?

#7A0050 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 34%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A0050 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A0050 scores 10.81:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A0050 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A0050 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 26.51, which is a different colour altogether.

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