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#730BEA Color

#730BEA is rgb(115, 11, 234) in RGB, hsl(268, 91%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 95%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Poison Purple (#7F01FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#730BEA
HEX#730BEA
RGBrgb(115, 11, 234)
HSLhsl(268, 91%, 48%)
HSVhsv(268, 95%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 95%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.272 293)
LABlab(36.07% 68.44 -89.10)
LCHlch(36.07% 112.36 307.53)

What #730BEA 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 #730BEA, 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.

#730BEA Channel Values

How #730BEA 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 115 · G 11 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 91% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 95% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.08:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #730BEA 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 text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #730BEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #730BEA; 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 #730BEA

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 #730BEA.

How #730BEA 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#730BEA
Protanopia#3232EA
Protanomaly#5427EA
Deuteranopia#4545E9
Deuteranomaly#5B36EA
Tritanopia#495C5C
Tritanomaly#5D48A8
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #730BEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-730bea: #730BEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #730BEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-730bea': '#730BEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.043, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_730bea">#730BEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#730BEA"

More Purple Colors

#730BEA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#730BEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #730BEA?

#730BEA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 11, 234) in RGB and hsl(268, 91%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Poison Purple (#7F01FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.01.

What is the RGB value of #730BEA?

#730BEA is rgb(115, 11, 234) — red 115, green 11, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #730BEA?

#730BEA converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 95%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #730BEA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #730BEA scores 7.08:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #730BEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #730BEA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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