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#734BB9 Color

#734BB9 is rgb(115, 75, 185) in RGB, hsl(262, 44%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#734BB9
HEX#734BB9
RGBrgb(115, 75, 185)
HSLhsl(262, 44%, 51%)
HSVhsv(262, 59%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.167 296.9)
LABlab(40.90% 35.82 -52.98)
LCHlch(40.90% 63.96 304.06)

What #734BB9 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 #734BB9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 7.62Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.19Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.55Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 10.35Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 12.34Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.97

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

#734BB9 Channel Values

How #734BB9 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 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 44% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 59% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.11:1 vs white · 3.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #734BB9 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 text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #734BB9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #734BB9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #734BB9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#734BB9
Complementary
#91B94B
Analogous
#4B5AB9
Analogous
#AA4BB9
Triadic
#B9734B
Triadic
#4BB973
Split comp.
#B9AA4B
Split comp.
#5AB94B

Tints & Shades of #734BB9

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

#8765C3
#987BCC
#AC95D6
#C0AEE0
#D4C8EA
#E5DEF2

Shades

#633FA2
#56368C
#462C72
#362258
#26183E
#191028

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #734BB9.

How #734BB9 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#734BB9
Protanopia#5454B9
Protanomaly#6250B9
Deuteranopia#5B5BB9
Deuteranomaly#6555B9
Tritanopia#616262
Tritanomaly#685A8D
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #734BB9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-734bb9: #734BB9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #734BB9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-734bb9': '#734BB9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.294, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_734bb9">#734BB9</color>
SVG fillfill="#734BB9"

More Purple Colors

#734BB9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#734BB9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #734BB9?

#734BB9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 75, 185) in RGB and hsl(262, 44%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #734BB9?

#734BB9 is rgb(115, 75, 185) — red 115, green 75, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #734BB9?

#734BB9 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #734BB9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #734BB9 scores 6.11:1 against white and 3.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #734BB9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #734BB9 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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