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#723281 Color

#723281 is rgb(114, 50, 129) in RGB, hsl(289, 44%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 61%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Purple (#733380), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#723281
HEX#723281
RGBrgb(114, 50, 129)
HSLhsl(289, 44%, 35%)
HSVhsv(289, 61%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 61%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(43.8% 0.14 319.6)
LABlab(32.62% 38.03 -32.47)
LCHlch(32.62% 50.01 319.51)

What #723281 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 #723281, 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.

#723281 Channel Values

How #723281 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 114 · G 50 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 44% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 61% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.44:1 vs white · 2.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #723281 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 text8.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #723281

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #723281; 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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Tints & Shades of #723281

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #723281.

How #723281 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#723281
Protanopia#424281
Protanomaly#593C81
Deuteranopia#4E4E80
Deuteranomaly#5F4580
Tritanopia#6A4343
Tritanomaly#6D3D62
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #723281 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-723281: #723281;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #723281;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-723281': '#723281' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.196, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_723281">#723281</color>
SVG fillfill="#723281"

More Purple Colors

#723281 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#723281 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #723281?

#723281 is a dark purple — rgb(114, 50, 129) in RGB and hsl(289, 44%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Purple (#733380), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.19.

What is the RGB value of #723281?

#723281 is rgb(114, 50, 129) — red 114, green 50, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #723281?

#723281 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 61%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #723281 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #723281 scores 8.44:1 against white and 2.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #723281 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #723281 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 15.23, which is visibly different.

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