What color is #734575?

#734575 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734575?

The RGB value is 115, 69, 117: 115 red, 69 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734575?

The complementary color is #477545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734575 color

#734575 rgb(115, 69, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #734575 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 27.1% green and 45.9% blue (115, 69, 117).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#734575 color codes

HEX	`#734575`
RGB	`rgb(115, 69, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 27.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 41%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 41%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.34, 28.05, -19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.34, 34.11, 325.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.409, 9.186, 17.946)`
Decimal	`7554421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734575, 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 #734575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #734575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734575; }
.text { color: #734575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 69 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734575, #75455f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #734575?: #734575 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734575?: The RGB value is 115, 69, 117: 115 red, 69 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734575?: The complementary color is #477545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.