Pansy Purple (#78184A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.35:1 — vs black: 2.03:1

Color values

  • HEX #78184A
  • RGB rgb(120, 24, 74)
  • HSL hsl(328, 80%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 80, 38.33, 52.94 )
  • Websafe #660033

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #78184A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pansy Purple
#78184A Base
#187846
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pansy Purple
#78184A Base
#761878
#78181A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pansy Purple
#78184A Base
#4A7818
#184A78
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pansy Purple
#78184A Base
#1A7818
#187876
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pansy Purple
#78184A Base
#787618
#187846
#181A78
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pansy Purple
#78184A Base
#15040D
#380B23
#561135
#9A1F5F
#B82571
#DC4D97
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pansy Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#15040D
#290819
#3D0C25
#501032
#64143E
Pansy Purple #78184A Base
#B1236D
#D93F8F
#E478B0
#EFB1D2
#FBEAF3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #78184A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #78184A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #78184A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #78184A;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #78184A,
        #18D874
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #78184A,
        #18D874
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$pansy-purple: #78184A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pansy-purple-r: 120;
$pansy-purple-g: 24;
$pansy-purple-b: 74;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pansy-purple;
    color: rgba($pansy-purple-r, $pansy-purple-g, $pansy-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Pansy Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #78184A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #464648 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #2F2F4A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #762323 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #404040 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pansy Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pansy Purple #78184A Base
French Plum #811453 ΔE 2.41
Dark Raspberry #872657 ΔE 4.01
Tyrian Purple #66023C ΔE 4.58
Boysenberry #873260 ΔE 6.13

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.