What color is #733E6B?

#733E6B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #733E6B?

The RGB value is 115, 62, 107: 115 red, 62 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #733E6B?

The complementary color is #3E7346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #733E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#733E6B color

#733E6B rgb(115, 62, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #733E6B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 24.3% green and 42% blue (115, 62, 107).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 7% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Bruise (#7E4071), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#733E6B color codes

HEX	`#733E6B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 62, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 24.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 7%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, 30.11, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 34.24, 331.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.447, 8.152, 14.878)`
Decimal	`7552619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #733E6B, 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 #733E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#733E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #733E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #733e6b; }
.text { color: #733e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #733e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 62 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #733e6b, #733e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #733E6B?: #733E6B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bruise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #733E6B?: The RGB value is 115, 62, 107: 115 red, 62 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #733E6B?: The complementary color is #3E7346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #733E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.