#734e8b

Color #734e8b

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.61 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#734e8b

RGB

rgb(115, 78, 139)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 28.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 43.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 43.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(39.51, 27.62, -28.01)

LCH

lch(39.51, 39.34, 314.6)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.103, 311.02)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 30.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#668b4e

Analogous

#544e8b

#734e8b

#8b4e84

Triadic

#734e8b

#8b734e

#4e8b73

Split-complementary

#734e8b

#848b4e

#4e8b54

Tetradic

#734e8b

#8b4e66

#668b4e

#4e8b73

Square

#734e8b

#8b544e

#668b4e

#4e848b

Shades

Color #734e8b mixed toward black.

#604174

#4d345d

#392745

#261a2e

#130d17

Tints

Color #734e8b mixed toward white.

#8c62a7

#a382b9

#baa1ca

#d1c0dc

#e8e0ed

Tones

Color #734e8b mixed toward gray.

#725386

#715881

#705d7c

#6f6277

#6d6771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656580 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#676a7d · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#717573 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #734e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#734e8b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#734e8b (#734e8b) is rgb(115, 78, 139) in RGB.

No, #734e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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