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#726189 Color

#726189 is rgb(114, 97, 137) in RGB, hsl(266, 17%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Violet (#856088), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#726189
HEX#726189
RGBrgb(114, 97, 137)
HSLhsl(266, 17%, 46%)
HSVhsv(266, 29%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.065 303.7)
LABlab(43.99% 13.41 -19.71)
LCHlch(43.99% 23.84 304.23)

What #726189 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 #726189, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.44French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.03Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.25Rhythm#777696ΔE 10.41Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.8Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 12.23

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

#726189 Channel Values

How #726189 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 97 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 17% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 29% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.55:1 vs white · 3.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #726189 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 text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #726189 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #726189

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #726189; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#726189
Complementary
#788961
Analogous
#616489
Analogous
#876189
Triadic
#897361
Triadic
#618973
Split comp.
#898761
Split comp.
#648961

Tints & Shades of #726189

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

#84739C
#998BAC
#ACA0BB
#C0B7CC
#D3CCDB
#E8E4EC

Shades

#645577
#554865
#463B54
#372F42
#282230
#19151E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #726189.

How #726189 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#726189
Protanopia#646489
Protanomaly#6A6389
Deuteranopia#676789
Deuteranomaly#6C6589
Tritanopia#6D6767
Tritanomaly#6F6576
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #726189 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-726189: #726189;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #726189;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-726189': '#726189' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.380, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_726189">#726189</color>
SVG fillfill="#726189"

More Purple Colors

#726189 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#726189 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #726189?

#726189 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(114, 97, 137) in RGB and hsl(266, 17%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Violet (#856088), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #726189?

#726189 is rgb(114, 97, 137) — red 114, green 97, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #726189?

#726189 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #726189 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #726189 scores 5.55:1 against white and 3.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #726189 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #726189 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 20.86, which is visibly different.

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