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#734CAE Color

#734CAE is rgb(115, 76, 174) in RGB, hsl(264, 39%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 56%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#734CAE
HEX#734CAE
RGBrgb(115, 76, 174)
HSLhsl(264, 39%, 49%)
HSVhsv(264, 56%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 56%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.151 299.3)
LABlab(40.51% 32.97 -47.14)
LCHlch(40.51% 57.53 304.97)

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

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 5.97Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.25Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.8Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 10.04Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.1Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.71

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

#734CAE Channel Values

How #734CAE 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 76 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 39% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 56% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.22:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #734CAE 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 text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #734CAE

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

Base
#734CAE
Complementary
#87AE4C
Analogous
#4C56AE
Analogous
#A44CAE
Triadic
#AE734C
Triadic
#4CAE73
Split comp.
#AEA44C
Split comp.
#56AE4C

Tints & Shades of #734CAE

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

#8663BB
#997CC5
#AD95D0
#C0ADDB
#D3C6E6
#E6DFF1

Shades

#654398
#553880
#472F6A
#362452
#281A3C
#181023

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

How #734CAE 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#734CAE
Protanopia#5454AE
Protanomaly#6251AE
Deuteranopia#5B5BAD
Deuteranomaly#6656AE
Tritanopia#646060
Tritanomaly#6A5986
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #734CAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-734cae: #734CAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #734CAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-734cae': '#734CAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.298, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_734cae">#734CAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#734CAE"

More Purple Colors

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

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#734CAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #734CAE?

#734CAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 76, 174) in RGB and hsl(264, 39%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #734CAE?

#734CAE is rgb(115, 76, 174) — red 115, green 76, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #734CAE?

#734CAE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 56%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #734CAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #734CAE scores 6.22:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #734CAE 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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