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#73607B Color

#73607B is rgb(115, 96, 123) in RGB, hsl(282, 12%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73607B
HEX#73607B
RGBrgb(115, 96, 123)
HSLhsl(282, 12%, 43%)
HSVhsv(282, 22%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.048 315.8)
LABlab(43.36% 11.93 -12.24)
LCHlch(43.36% 17.09 314.26)

What #73607B 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 #73607B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#73607B Channel Values

How #73607B 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 96 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 12% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 22% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.69:1 vs white · 3.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73607B 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 text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73607B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73607B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #73607B

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.

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Shades

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How #73607B 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#73607B
Protanopia#64647B
Protanomaly#6A627B
Deuteranopia#67677B
Deuteranomaly#6C647B
Tritanopia#706464
Tritanomaly#71626E
Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #73607B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73607b: #73607B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73607B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73607b': '#73607B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.376, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_73607b">#73607B</color>
SVG fillfill="#73607B"

More Purple Colors

#73607B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#73607B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73607B?

#73607B is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 96, 123) in RGB and hsl(282, 12%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #73607B?

#73607B is rgb(115, 96, 123) — red 115, green 96, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73607B?

#73607B converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73607B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #73607B scores 5.69:1 against white and 3.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73607B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73607B 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 17.13, which is visibly different.

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