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#901D79 Color

#901D79 is rgb(144, 29, 121) in RGB, hsl(312, 66%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 16%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Purple (#992572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#901D79
HEX#901D79
RGBrgb(144, 29, 121)
HSLhsl(312, 66%, 34%)
HSVhsv(312, 80%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 16%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(45.8% 0.177 337.8)
LABlab(34.49% 53.48 -24.10)
LCHlch(34.49% 58.66 335.74)

What #901D79 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 #901D79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Traffic Purple#992572ΔE 8.48Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 8.75Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 8.91Violet (Crayola)#963D7FΔE 12.38Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.53Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.63

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

#901D79 Channel Values

How #901D79 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 144 · G 29 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 66% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 80% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 16% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.96:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #901D79 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 text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #901D79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #901D79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #901D79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#901D79
Complementary
#1D9034
Analogous
#6E1D90
Analogous
#901D40
Triadic
#79901D
Triadic
#1D7990
Split comp.
#40901D
Split comp.
#1D906E

Tints & Shades of #901D79

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

#B62599
#D534B5
#DD5AC3
#E684D2
#EEAAE0
#F5D0EE

Shades

#7F1A6B
#6A1659
#59124B
#480F3D
#370B2E
#22071C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #901D79.

How #901D79 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#901D79
Protanopia#444479
Protanomaly#6B3879
Deuteranopia#595977
Deuteranomaly#734878
Tritanopia#8A3434
Tritanomaly#8D2D58
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #901D79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-901d79: #901D79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #901D79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-901d79': '#901D79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.565, green: 0.114, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_901d79">#901D79</color>
SVG fillfill="#901D79"

More Pink Colors

#901D79 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#901D79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #901D79?

#901D79 is a dark pink — rgb(144, 29, 121) in RGB and hsl(312, 66%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Purple (#992572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #901D79?

#901D79 is rgb(144, 29, 121) — red 144, green 29, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #901D79?

#901D79 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 16%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #901D79 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #901D79 scores 7.96:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #901D79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #901D79 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 13.37, which is visibly different.

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