Color swatch image showing Pansy Purple (#78184A) with RGB(120,24,74) values

Pansy Purple (#78184A) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pansy Purple (#78184A) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pansy Purple (#78184A) Color Information

Pansy Purple (#78184A) RGB value is (120, 24, 74). The hex color red value is 120, green is 24, and blue is 74. Its HSL format shows a hue of 329°, saturation of 67 percent, and lightness of 28 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 80 percent, 38 percent, 53 percent.

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Pansy Purple (#78184A) Color Meaning

Pansy Purple (#78184A) signifies dramatic devotion, poetic melancholy, and regal mourning. This deep, reddish purple is intense and somber, named after the flower symbolizing thoughtful remembrance and loving memory. Psychologically, Pansy Purple (#78184A) is absorbing and introspective, encouraging deep feeling, loyalty, and a connection to memory that borders on the sacred. It soothes not with lightness but with the gravity of its own depth, offering a space for profound emotional processing. This color feels both noble and sorrowful, rich with unspoken stories. Culturally, Pansy Purple (#78184A) is linked to Victorian mourning jewelry, pre-Raphaelite art, and liturgical vestments during somber seasons. Symbolically, it represents love that persists beyond loss, the dignity of grief, and beauty that is inseparable from a sense of transience. Spiritually, Pansy Purple (#78184A) aligns with the crown chakra's connection to higher love and acceptance, but through the pathway of deep human emotion and the transformative power of remembrance.

Color Conversion

Convert Pansy Purple (#78184A) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#78184A
RGB
rgb(120, 24, 74)
HSL
hsl(329°, 67%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 80%, 38%, 53%)
HSV
hsv(329°, 80%, 47%)
XYZ
9.3084 5.1407 6.9802
Yxy
5.1407 0.4344 0.2399
Hunter Lab
22.6731 0.9322 -0.0924
CIE-Lab
27.1321 44.5565 -5.6792

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red120 / 255 (47%)
47%
Green24 / 255 (9%)
Blue74 / 255 (29%)
29%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta80 / 100 (80%)
80%
Yellow38 / 100 (38%)
38%
Key (Black)53 / 100 (53%)
53%

Color Variations

Pansy Purple (#78184A) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Pansy Purple (#78184A) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pansy Purple (#78184A) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#78184A

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

10.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

10.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

10.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #78184A appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pansy Purple (#78184A)

protanopia

#4e4e3e

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #78184A;

Text Color

color: #78184A;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #78184A;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #78184A40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #78184A;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78184A 0%, #4b0f2e 100%);

Pansy Purple (#78184A) Color FAQs

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