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#7E2074 Color

#7E2074 is rgb(126, 32, 116) in RGB, hsl(306, 59%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 8%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Violet (#892F77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E2074
HEX#7E2074
RGBrgb(126, 32, 116)
HSLhsl(306, 59%, 31%)
HSVhsv(306, 75%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 8%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(42.8% 0.16 332.7)
LABlab(31.20% 47.24 -26.37)
LCHlch(31.20% 54.11 330.83)

What #7E2074 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 #7E2074, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 6.84Midnight#702670ΔE 7.08Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 10.92Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 12.28Byzantium#702963ΔE 12.65Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.8

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

#7E2074 Channel Values

How #7E2074 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 126 · G 32 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 59% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 75% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 8% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.95:1 vs white · 2.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E2074 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 text8.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7E2074 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7E2074

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E2074; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7E2074
Complementary
#207E2A
Analogous
#58207E
Analogous
#7E2046
Triadic
#747E20
Triadic
#20747E
Split comp.
#467E20
Split comp.
#207E58

Tints & Shades of #7E2074

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

#A62B9A
#CB34BC
#D55DC9
#DF81D5
#E9AAE3
#F2CEEF

Shades

#6D1C65
#5D1856
#4D1447
#41113C
#310D2D
#20081E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7E2074.

How #7E2074 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#7E2074
Protanopia#3E3E74
Protanomaly#5E3474
Deuteranopia#4F4F72
Deuteranomaly#654173
Tritanopia#783434
Tritanomaly#7B2D55
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7E2074 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e2074: #7E2074;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E2074;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e2074': '#7E2074' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.125, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_7e2074">#7E2074</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E2074"

More Pink Colors

#7E2074 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#7E2074 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E2074?

#7E2074 is a dark pink — rgb(126, 32, 116) in RGB and hsl(306, 59%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Violet (#892F77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #7E2074?

#7E2074 is rgb(126, 32, 116) — red 126, green 32, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E2074?

#7E2074 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 8%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E2074 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7E2074 scores 8.95:1 against white and 2.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E2074 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E2074 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 13.39, which is visibly different.

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