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#734A70 Color

#734A70 is rgb(115, 74, 112) in RGB, hsl(304, 22%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 3%, 55%) 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 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#734A70
HEX#734A70
RGBrgb(115, 74, 112)
HSLhsl(304, 22%, 37%)
HSVhsv(304, 36%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 3%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(46.9% 0.078 329.3)
LABlab(37.31% 22.81 -14.63)
LCHlch(37.31% 27.10 327.32)

What #734A70 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 #734A70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 8.81Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.92French Lilac#86608EΔE 9.94Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.07Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.13English Violet#563C5CΔE 10.18

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

#734A70 Channel Values

How #734A70 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 74 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 22% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 36% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 3% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.14:1 vs white · 2.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #734A70 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 text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #734A70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #734A70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #734A70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#734A70
Complementary
#4A734C
Analogous
#614A73
Analogous
#734A5C
Triadic
#70734A
Triadic
#4A7073
Split comp.
#5C734A
Split comp.
#4A7361

Tints & Shades of #734A70

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

#8F5B8C
#A470A0
#B58CB3
#C7A8C5
#D9C4D8
#E9DDE8

Shades

#644061
#573855
#482E46
#382437
#281A27
#1C121B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #734A70.

How #734A70 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#734A70
Protanopia#535370
Protanomaly#614F70
Deuteranopia#5A5A6F
Deuteranomaly#65546F
Tritanopia#6F5050
Tritanomaly#714E5E
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #734A70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-734a70: #734A70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #734A70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-734a70': '#734A70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.290, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_734a70">#734A70</color>
SVG fillfill="#734A70"

More Pink Colors

#734A70 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#734A70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #734A70?

#734A70 is a dark pink — rgb(115, 74, 112) in RGB and hsl(304, 22%, 37%) 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 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #734A70?

#734A70 is rgb(115, 74, 112) — red 115, green 74, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #734A70?

#734A70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 3%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #734A70 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #734A70 scores 7.14:1 against white and 2.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #734A70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #734A70 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 28.01, which is a different colour altogether.

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