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#736581 Color

#736581 is rgb(115, 101, 129) in RGB, hsl(270, 12%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 49%) 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 7.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#736581
HEX#736581
RGBrgb(115, 101, 129)
HSLhsl(270, 12%, 45%)
HSVhsv(270, 22%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.046 307.5)
LABlab(44.91% 10.09 -13.53)
LCHlch(44.91% 16.87 306.71)

What #736581 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 #736581, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 7.32Rhythm#777696ΔE 8.09Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.14Independence#4C516DΔE 12.57French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.44Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 13.52

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

#736581 Channel Values

How #736581 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 101 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 12% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 22% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #736581 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #736581 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #736581

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #736581; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#736581
Complementary
#738165
Analogous
#656581
Analogous
#816581
Triadic
#817365
Triadic
#658173
Split comp.
#818165
Split comp.
#658165

Tints & Shades of #736581

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

#877996
#998DA5
#ADA4B7
#BFB8C7
#D4CED9
#E6E2E9

Shades

#63586F
#544A5E
#453D4D
#38313F
#29242E
#19161D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #736581.

How #736581 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#736581
Protanopia#686881
Protanomaly#6C6781
Deuteranopia#6A6A81
Deuteranomaly#6E6881
Tritanopia#6F6969
Tritanomaly#716773
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #736581 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-736581: #736581;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #736581;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-736581': '#736581' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.396, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_736581">#736581</color>
SVG fillfill="#736581"

More Purple Colors

#736581 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#736581 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #736581?

#736581 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(115, 101, 129) in RGB and hsl(270, 12%, 45%) 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 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #736581?

#736581 is rgb(115, 101, 129) — red 115, green 101, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #736581?

#736581 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #736581 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #736581 scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #736581 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #736581 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 15.72, which is visibly different.

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