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#7A0072 Color

#7A0072 is rgb(122, 0, 114) in RGB, hsl(304, 100%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 7%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Violet (#81007F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A0072
HEX#7A0072
RGBrgb(122, 0, 114)
HSLhsl(304, 100%, 24%)
HSVhsv(304, 100%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 7%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(40.1% 0.181 331.8)
LABlab(27.71% 53.31 -30.65)
LCHlch(27.71% 61.49 330.10)

What #7A0072 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 #7A0072, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 5.97Patriarch#800080ΔE 6.61Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.15Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 8.48Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 11.14Midnight#702670ΔE 13.5

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

#7A0072 Channel Values

How #7A0072 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 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 100% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 100% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 7% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.14:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A0072 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 text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7A0072 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7A0072

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A0072; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A0072
Complementary
#007A08
Analogous
#45007A
Analogous
#7A0035
Triadic
#727A00
Triadic
#00727A
Split comp.
#357A00
Split comp.
#007A45

Tints & Shades of #7A0072

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

#B300A7
#E600D6
#FF1FF0
#FF52F3
#FF8AF7
#FFBDFB

Shades

#6B0064
#5C0056
#4D0047
#42003E
#330030
#240021

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A0072.

How #7A0072 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#7A0072
Protanopia#333372
Protanomaly#582772
Deuteranopia#484870
Deuteranomaly#603771
Tritanopia#742828
Tritanomaly#761E50
Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #7A0072 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a0072: #7A0072;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A0072;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a0072': '#7A0072' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.000, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_7a0072">#7A0072</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A0072"

More Pink Colors

#7A0072 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#7A0072 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A0072?

#7A0072 is a dark pink — rgb(122, 0, 114) in RGB and hsl(304, 100%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Violet (#81007F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #7A0072?

#7A0072 is rgb(122, 0, 114) — red 122, green 0, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A0072?

#7A0072 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 7%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A0072 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A0072 scores 10.14:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A0072 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A0072 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 6.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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