Palettes / Colors / #74116A

#74116A — Deep Pink

#74116A is a pink color we call Deep Pink, closest to the named color Purple (#800080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: purple (#800080) — not an exact match. CSS purple gives you #800080, a different color; use #74116A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#74116A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #11731B; it also sits naturally between #4C1173 and #731138. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 9% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #74116A

.text { color: #74116A; }
.background { background-color: #74116A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74116A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 17, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 74%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74116A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 17, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74116A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 17, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74116A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74116A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #74116A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #11731B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74116A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74116A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #74116A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #74116A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #741169  ·  #74116B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #74116A?

#74116A is Deep Pink, a pink color (RGB 116, 17, 106). Its closest standard named color is Purple.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74116A?

#74116A is RGB 116, 17, 106 — HSL 306°, 74%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 9%, 55%.

What colors go with #74116A?

Its complement is #11731B; analogous partners are #4C1173 and #731138. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74116A for text?

White text on #74116A has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.03:1.