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#732CED Color

#732CED is rgb(115, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(262, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), visibly different at ΔE 10.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#732CED
HEX#732CED
RGBrgb(115, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(262, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(262, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.258 291)
LABlab(39.16% 60.95 -85.69)
LCHlch(39.16% 105.16 305.42)

What #732CED 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 #732CED, 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.

#732CED Channel Values

How #732CED 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 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.34:1 vs white · 3.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #732CED 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 text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #732CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #732CED; 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 #732CED

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #732CED.

How #732CED 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#732CED
Protanopia#3F3FED
Protanomaly#5838ED
Deuteranopia#4D4DEC
Deuteranomaly#5E42ED
Tritanopia#496565
Tritanomaly#5D53AD
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #732CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-732ced: #732CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #732CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-732ced': '#732CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_732ced">#732CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#732CED"

More Purple Colors

#732CED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#732CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #732CED?

#732CED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(262, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.16.

What is the RGB value of #732CED?

#732CED is rgb(115, 44, 237) — red 115, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #732CED?

#732CED converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #732CED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #732CED scores 6.34:1 against white and 3.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #732CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #732CED 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 10.16, which is visibly different.

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