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#7A3373 Color

#7A3373 is rgb(122, 51, 115) in RGB, hsl(306, 41%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 52%) 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 5.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A3373
HEX#7A3373
RGBrgb(122, 51, 115)
HSLhsl(306, 41%, 34%)
HSVhsv(306, 58%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.129 331.4)
LABlab(33.44% 38.00 -22.32)
LCHlch(33.44% 44.07 329.57)

What #7A3373 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 #7A3373, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 5.54Midnight#702670ΔE 6.63Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 7.22Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 7.34Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 9.07Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 9.68

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

#7A3373 Channel Values

How #7A3373 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 51 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 41% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 58% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 6% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.24:1 vs white · 2.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A3373 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 text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A3373

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A3373; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A3373
Complementary
#337A3A
Analogous
#5E337A
Analogous
#7A3350
Triadic
#737A33
Triadic
#33737A
Split comp.
#507A33
Split comp.
#337A5E

Tints & Shades of #7A3373

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

#9B4192
#B752AD
#C473BC
#D397CD
#E1B7DD
#EED7EC

Shades

#6C2D66
#5A2655
#4C2047
#3D1A3A
#2F142C
#1D0C1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7A3373.

How #7A3373 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#7A3373
Protanopia#464673
Protanomaly#5F3F73
Deuteranopia#535372
Deuteranomaly#654872
Tritanopia#754040
Tritanomaly#773B59
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #7A3373 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a3373: #7A3373;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A3373;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a3373': '#7A3373' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.200, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_7a3373">#7A3373</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A3373"

More Pink Colors

#7A3373 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#7A3373 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A3373?

#7A3373 is a dark pink — rgb(122, 51, 115) in RGB and hsl(306, 41%, 34%) 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 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #7A3373?

#7A3373 is rgb(122, 51, 115) — red 122, green 51, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A3373?

#7A3373 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 6%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A3373 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A3373 scores 8.24:1 against white and 2.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A3373 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A3373 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 23.18, which is visibly different.

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