What color is #732F8A?

#732F8A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #732F8A?

The RGB value is 115, 47, 138: 115 red, 47 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #732F8A?

The complementary color is #468A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #732F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#732F8A color

#732F8A rgb(115, 47, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #732F8A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 18.4% green and 54.1% blue (115, 47, 138).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733C8E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#732F8A color codes

HEX	`#732F8A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 47, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 18.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 66%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, 44.46, -37.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 58.34, 319.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.674, 7.513, 24.822)`
Decimal	`7548810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #732F8A, 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 #732F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#732F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #732F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #732f8a; }
.text { color: #732f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #732f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 47 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #732f8a, #8a2f73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #732F8A?: #732F8A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #732F8A?: The RGB value is 115, 47, 138: 115 red, 47 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #732F8A?: The complementary color is #468A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #732F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.