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#733493 Color

#733493 is rgb(115, 52, 147) in RGB, hsl(280, 48%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#733493
HEX#733493
RGBrgb(115, 52, 147)
HSLhsl(280, 48%, 39%)
HSVhsv(280, 65%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.156 312.4)
LABlab(34.08% 40.36 -41.22)
LCHlch(34.08% 57.69 314.39)

What #733493 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 #733493, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.9Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.96Eminence#6C3082ΔE 7.3Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 10.27KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.15Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 12.49

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

#733493 Channel Values

How #733493 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 52 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 48% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 65% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.95:1 vs white · 2.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #733493 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 text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #733493

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #733493; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#733493
Complementary
#549334
Analogous
#443493
Analogous
#933483
Triadic
#937334
Triadic
#349373
Split comp.
#839334
Split comp.
#349344

Tints & Shades of #733493

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

#8B3EB1
#A159C5
#B277CF
#C599DB
#D6B7E6
#EAD9F2

Shades

#652D80
#56266D
#47205B
#381948
#291335
#1B0C22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #733493.

How #733493 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#733493
Protanopia#444493
Protanomaly#5A3E93
Deuteranopia#505092
Deuteranomaly#604692
Tritanopia#684949
Tritanomaly#6D426E
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #733493 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-733493: #733493;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #733493;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-733493': '#733493' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.204, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_733493">#733493</color>
SVG fillfill="#733493"

More Purple Colors

#733493 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#733493 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #733493?

#733493 is a dark purple — rgb(115, 52, 147) in RGB and hsl(280, 48%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #733493?

#733493 is rgb(115, 52, 147) — red 115, green 52, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #733493?

#733493 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #733493 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #733493 scores 7.95:1 against white and 2.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #733493 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #733493 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 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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