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#7A577A Color

#7A577A is rgb(122, 87, 122) in RGB, hsl(300, 17%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A577A
HEX#7A577A
RGBrgb(122, 87, 122)
HSLhsl(300, 17%, 41%)
HSVhsv(300, 29%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.069 326.5)
LABlab(41.76% 19.61 -13.96)
LCHlch(41.76% 24.07 324.56)

What #7A577A 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 #7A577A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#7A577A Channel Values

How #7A577A 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 87 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 17% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 29% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.05:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A577A 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 text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A577A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A577A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #7A577A

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.

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How #7A577A 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#7A577A
Protanopia#5E5E7A
Protanomaly#6A5B7A
Deuteranopia#646479
Deuteranomaly#6E5F7A
Tritanopia#765C5C
Tritanomaly#785A69
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #7A577A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a577a: #7A577A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A577A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a577a': '#7A577A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.341, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_7a577a">#7A577A</color>
SVG fillfill="#7A577A"

More Pink Colors

#7A577A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7A577A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A577A?

#7A577A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(122, 87, 122) in RGB and hsl(300, 17%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #7A577A?

#7A577A is rgb(122, 87, 122) — red 122, green 87, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A577A?

#7A577A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A577A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A577A scores 6.05:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A577A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A577A 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 24.22, which is visibly different.

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