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#736198 Color

#736198 is rgb(115, 97, 152) in RGB, hsl(260, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#736198
HEX#736198
RGBrgb(115, 97, 152)
HSLhsl(260, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(260, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.087 298.5)
LABlab(44.64% 16.60 -27.63)
LCHlch(44.64% 32.23 301.00)

What #736198 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 #736198, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 5.79Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 7.09French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.15Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.53Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.55Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.67

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

#736198 Channel Values

How #736198 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 97 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.4:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #736198 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 text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #736198

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #736198; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#736198
Complementary
#869861
Analogous
#616B98
Analogous
#8F6198
Triadic
#987461
Triadic
#619874
Split comp.
#988F61
Split comp.
#6B9861

Tints & Shades of #736198

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

#8776A7
#9A8CB5
#ADA2C3
#C0B7D1
#D3CDDF
#E6E3ED

Shades

#665686
#554870
#473C5D
#362E48
#282235
#18141F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #736198.

How #736198 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#736198
Protanopia#646498
Protanomaly#6B6398
Deuteranopia#676798
Deuteranomaly#6C6598
Tritanopia#6B6A6A
Tritanomaly#6E677F
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

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Using #736198 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-736198: #736198;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #736198;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-736198': '#736198' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.380, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_736198">#736198</color>
SVG fillfill="#736198"

More Purple Colors

#736198 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#736198 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #736198?

#736198 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 97, 152) in RGB and hsl(260, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amethyst (Crayola) (#64609A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #736198?

#736198 is rgb(115, 97, 152) — red 115, green 97, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #736198?

#736198 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #736198 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #736198 scores 5.4:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #736198 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #736198 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 21.4, which is visibly different.

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