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#7F034F

#7F034F is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 49.8% red, 1.2% green, and 31% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 95% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7F034F as they’d see it.

Typical vision#7F034F
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #7F034F?

#7F034F is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 49.8% red, 1.2% green, and 31% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 95% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #7F034F in RGB?

#7F034F is rgb(127, 3, 79): 127 red, 3 green, and 79 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #7F034F in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 38, 50). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #7F034F?

PANTONE 235 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #7F034F?

Its complement #004B1A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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