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#762593 Color

#762593 is rgb(118, 37, 147) in RGB, hsl(284, 60%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 75%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Heart (#69359C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#762593
HEX#762593
RGBrgb(118, 37, 147)
HSLhsl(284, 60%, 36%)
HSVhsv(284, 75%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 75%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(44% 0.177 315.4)
LABlab(32.09% 47.68 -44.36)
LCHlch(32.09% 65.13 317.06)

What #762593 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 #762593, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.65Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 9.83Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.84Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 10.62Patriarch#800080ΔE 11.92Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 12.56

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

#762593 Channel Values

How #762593 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 118 · G 37 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 60% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 75% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.55:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #762593 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 text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #762593

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #762593; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#762593
Complementary
#429325
Analogous
#3E2593
Analogous
#932579
Triadic
#937625
Triadic
#259376
Split comp.
#799325
Split comp.
#25933E

Tints & Shades of #762593

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

#932EB8
#AB43D0
#BB68D9
#CA89E1
#DAADEB
#EBD2F4

Shades

#65207E
#581C6E
#48165A
#3B1249
#2A0D35
#1D0925

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #762593.

How #762593 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#762593
Protanopia#3D3D93
Protanomaly#593593
Deuteranopia#4C4C92
Deuteranomaly#604092
Tritanopia#6B4141
Tritanomaly#6F386B
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

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Using #762593 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-762593: #762593;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #762593;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-762593': '#762593' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.145, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_762593">#762593</color>
SVG fillfill="#762593"

More Purple Colors

#762593 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#762593 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #762593?

#762593 is a dark purple — rgb(118, 37, 147) in RGB and hsl(284, 60%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.65.

What is the RGB value of #762593?

#762593 is rgb(118, 37, 147) — red 118, green 37, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #762593?

#762593 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 75%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #762593 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #762593 scores 8.55:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #762593 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #762593 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 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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