#724a8b

Color #724a8b

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.99 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#724a8b

RGB

rgb(114, 74, 139)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 30.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 46.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 46.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(38.44, 29.68, -29.69)

LCH

lch(38.44, 41.98, 314.99)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.1098, 311.23)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 29%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#638b4a

Analogous

#524a8b

#724a8b

#8b4a84

Triadic

#724a8b

#8b724a

#4a8b72

Split-complementary

#724a8b

#848b4a

#4a8b52

Tetradic

#724a8b

#8b4a63

#638b4a

#4a8b72

Square

#724a8b

#8b524a

#638b4a

#4a848b

Shades

Color #724a8b mixed toward black.

#5f3e74

#4c315d

#392546

#26192e

#130c17

Tints

Color #724a8b mixed toward white.

#8c5ea9

#a37eba

#ba9ecb

#d1bedd

#e8dfee

Tones

Color #724a8b mixed toward gray.

#714f86

#705580

#6e5a7b

#6d6075

#6c6570

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63637f · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#65687c · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#707472 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #724a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#724a8b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#724a8b (#724a8b) is rgb(114, 74, 139) in RGB.

No, #724a8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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