What color is #734E71?

#734E71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #734E71?

The RGB value is 115, 78, 113: 115 red, 78 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #734E71?

The complementary color is #4E7350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #734E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#734E71 color

#734E71 rgb(115, 78, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #734E71 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 30.6% green and 44.3% blue (115, 78, 113).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#734E71 color codes

HEX	`#734E71`
RGB	`rgb(115, 78, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 30.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.35, 21.85, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.35, 25.86, 327.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.775, 10.286, 16.932)`
Decimal	`7556721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #734E71, 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 #734E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#734E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #734E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #734e71; }
.text { color: #734e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #734e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 78 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #734e71, #734e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #734E71?: #734E71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #734E71?: The RGB value is 115, 78, 113: 115 red, 78 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #734E71?: The complementary color is #4E7350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #734E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.