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#714FBA Color

#714FBA is rgb(113, 79, 186) in RGB, hsl(259, 44%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#714FBA
HEX#714FBA
RGBrgb(113, 79, 186)
HSLhsl(259, 44%, 52%)
HSVhsv(259, 58%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.162 294.8)
LABlab(41.62% 33.30 -52.42)
LCHlch(41.62% 62.10 302.43)

What #714FBA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #714FBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#714FBA Channel Values

How #714FBA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 113 · G 79 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 44% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 58% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.95:1 vs white · 3.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #714FBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #714FBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #714FBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #714FBA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #714FBA.

How #714FBA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#714FBA
Protanopia#5656BA
Protanomaly#6253BA
Deuteranopia#5C5CBA
Deuteranomaly#6557BA
Tritanopia#5E6565
Tritanomaly#665D8F
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #714FBA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-714fba: #714FBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #714FBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-714fba': '#714FBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.310, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_714fba">#714FBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#714FBA"

More Purple Colors

#714FBA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#714FBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #714FBA?

#714FBA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(113, 79, 186) in RGB and hsl(259, 44%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #714FBA?

#714FBA is rgb(113, 79, 186) — red 113, green 79, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #714FBA?

#714FBA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #714FBA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #714FBA scores 5.95:1 against white and 3.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #714FBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #714FBA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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