What color is #733C8E?

#733C8E is a desaturated magenta known as Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Perkin Mauve?

The RGB value is 115, 60, 142: 115 red, 60 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Perkin Mauve?

The complementary color is #578E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Perkin Mauve color: hex code #733C8E

#733C8E rgb(115, 60, 142)

Shades of purple

Perkin Mauve has the hex code #733C8E. It is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 23.5% green and 55.7% blue (115, 60, 142).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 41% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

Perkin Mauve (#733C8E) color codes

HEX	`#733C8E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 60, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 23.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 41%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 58%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 58%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, 38.66, -35.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 52.78, 317.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.568, 8.83, 26.576)`
Decimal	`7552142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Perkin Mauve, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #733C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #733C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733c8e; }
.text { color: #733c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 60 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733c8e, #8e3c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #733C8E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #733C8E?: #733C8E is a desaturated magenta known as Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Perkin Mauve?: The RGB value is 115, 60, 142: 115 red, 60 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Perkin Mauve?: The complementary color is #578E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.