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Named color

Byzantium

Byzantium is a balanced pink color with HEX #702963. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 112, 41, 99, HSL 311, 46%, 30%, warm temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#702963 pink warm balanced
HEX #702963
RGB rgb(112, 41, 99)
HSL hsl(311 46% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 63, 12, 56)
Luminance 0.0593
Contrast Black 2.19:1White 9.61:1

CSS Utilities

--color-byzantium: #702963;
.bg-byzantium { background-color: #702963; }
.text-byzantium { color: #702963; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0593
Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.61:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
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Harmonies
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Variants
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  "pastel": "#B069A3",
  "neon": "#C2009E"
}
Pairings
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    "#B3429E",
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}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Byzantium Color

Byzantium sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Byzantium is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Byzantium is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Byzantium accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #702963.Byzantium CSS utilitiesUse Byzantium in CSS variables and utility classes.#702963 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Byzantium paletteOpen the generated palette based on Byzantium.Byzantium harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Byzantium against black and white text.

Black text2.19:1AA Fail
White text9.61:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Imperial Purple#602F6B
Eggplant#614051
Ruby Wine#7B1E3A
Wine Red#722F37
Aubergine#472C4C

Color Harmonies

#297036#297036
#592970#592970
#702940#702940
#637029#637029
#296370#296370
Open full Byzantium harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#B3429E#B3429E
#2D1128#2D1128
#81186D#81186D
#5F3A58#5F3A58
#B069A3#B069A3
#C2009E#C2009E

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#297036#297036
#592970#592970
#702940#702940
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5