What color is #734A6C?

#734A6C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734A6C?

The RGB value is 115, 74, 108: 115 red, 74 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734A6C?

The complementary color is #4A7351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734A6C color

#734A6C rgb(115, 74, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #734A6C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 29% green and 42.4% blue (115, 74, 108).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#734A6C color codes

HEX	`#734A6C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 74, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 29%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.16, 23.25, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.16, 26.42, 331.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.226, 9.626, 15.398)`
Decimal	`7555692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734A6C, 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 #734A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#734A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #734A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734a6c; }
.text { color: #734a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 74 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734a6c, #734a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #734A6C?: #734A6C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734A6C?: The RGB value is 115, 74, 108: 115 red, 74 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734A6C?: The complementary color is #4A7351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.