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#7A486B Color

#7A486B is rgb(122, 72, 107) in RGB, hsl(318, 26%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 52%) 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 7.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A486B
HEX#7A486B
RGBrgb(122, 72, 107)
HSLhsl(318, 26%, 38%)
HSVhsv(318, 41%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.084 339)
LABlab(37.60% 25.90 -10.97)
LCHlch(37.60% 28.13 337.04)

What #7A486B 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 #7A486B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 7.3Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 8.45Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 8.7Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.49Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.91Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 11.02

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

#7A486B Channel Values

How #7A486B 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 72 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 26% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 41% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 12% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.08:1 vs white · 2.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A486B 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 text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A486B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A486B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7A486B
Complementary
#487A57
Analogous
#70487A
Analogous
#7A4852
Triadic
#6B7A48
Triadic
#486B7A
Split comp.
#527A48
Split comp.
#487A70

Tints & Shades of #7A486B

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

#975984
#AA6E98
#BB8BAD
#CAA5BF
#DBC2D4
#EADCE6

Shades

#6A3E5D
#5A354F
#4A2B41
#3D2435
#2D1A27
#1D1119

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How #7A486B 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#7A486B
Protanopia#53536B
Protanomaly#654F6B
Deuteranopia#5C5C6A
Deuteranomaly#69556A
Tritanopia#774D4D
Tritanomaly#784B5B
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #7A486B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a486b: #7A486B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A486B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a486b': '#7A486B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.282, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_7a486b">#7A486B</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A486B"

More Pink Colors

#7A486B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7A486B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A486B?

#7A486B is a dark pink — rgb(122, 72, 107) in RGB and hsl(318, 26%, 38%) 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 7.3.

What is the RGB value of #7A486B?

#7A486B is rgb(122, 72, 107) — red 122, green 72, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A486B?

#7A486B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A486B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A486B scores 7.08:1 against white and 2.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A486B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A486B 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 28.94, which is a different colour altogether.

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