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#734B8B Color

#734B8B is rgb(115, 75, 139) in RGB, hsl(278, 30%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 46%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#734B8B
HEX#734B8B
RGBrgb(115, 75, 139)
HSLhsl(278, 30%, 42%)
HSVhsv(278, 46%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 46%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.108 311.7)
LABlab(38.59% 26.73 -29.23)
LCHlch(38.59% 39.61 312.44)

What #734B8B 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 #734B8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 8.07Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 9.24Imperial#602F6BΔE 11.5Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 12.5Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.53French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.26

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

#734B8B Channel Values

How #734B8B 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 75 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 30% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 46% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.76:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #734B8B 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 text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #734B8B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #734B8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #734B8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#734B8B
Complementary
#638B4B
Analogous
#544B8B
Analogous
#8B4B83
Triadic
#8B744B
Triadic
#4B8B74
Split comp.
#838B4B
Split comp.
#4B8B54

Tints & Shades of #734B8B

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

#8A59A6
#9C74B4
#AF8EC2
#C2A9D1
#D5C3DF
#E8DEED

Shades

#66427B
#553767
#482E56
#372442
#291B32
#19101E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #734B8B.

How #734B8B 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#734B8B
Protanopia#54548B
Protanomaly#62508B
Deuteranopia#5B5B8A
Deuteranomaly#65558B
Tritanopia#6B5656
Tritanomaly#6E526F
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #734B8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-734b8b: #734B8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #734B8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-734b8b': '#734B8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.294, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_734b8b">#734B8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#734B8B"

More Purple Colors

#734B8B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#734B8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #734B8B?

#734B8B is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 75, 139) in RGB and hsl(278, 30%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #734B8B?

#734B8B is rgb(115, 75, 139) — red 115, green 75, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #734B8B?

#734B8B converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 46%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #734B8B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #734B8B scores 6.76:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #734B8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #734B8B 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.73, which is visibly different.

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