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#732FCA Color

#732FCA is rgb(115, 47, 202) in RGB, hsl(266, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 77%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), visibly different at ΔE 11.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#732FCA
HEX#732FCA
RGBrgb(115, 47, 202)
HSLhsl(266, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(266, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 77%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.22 297.4)
LABlab(36.80% 52.87 -69.52)
LCHlch(36.80% 87.34 307.26)

What #732FCA 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 #732FCA, 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.

#732FCA Channel Values

How #732FCA 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 47 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.03:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #732FCA 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 text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #732FCA

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

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 #732FCA.

How #732FCA 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#732FCA
Protanopia#4141CA
Protanomaly#593BCA
Deuteranopia#4E4EC9
Deuteranomaly#5F43CA
Tritanopia#595959
Tritanomaly#644B94
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #732FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-732fca: #732FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #732FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-732fca': '#732FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.184, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_732fca">#732FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#732FCA"

More Purple Colors

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

#732FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #732FCA?

#732FCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 47, 202) in RGB and hsl(266, 62%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.55.

What is the RGB value of #732FCA?

#732FCA is rgb(115, 47, 202) — red 115, green 47, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #732FCA?

#732FCA converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 77%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #732FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #732FCA scores 7.03:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #732FCA 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 12.79, which is visibly different.

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