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#734C8A

#734c8a ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#734c8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 29.8% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 44.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 277.74°, with 28.97% saturation and 41.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.1065

Complementary

  1. #734c8a
  2. #638a4c

Split complementary

  1. #734c8a
  2. #828a4c
  3. #4c8a54

Analogous

  1. #544c8a
  2. #734c8a
  3. #8a4c82

Triadic

  1. #734c8a
  2. #8a734c
  3. #4c8a73

Tetradic

  1. #734c8a
  2. #8a4c63
  3. #638a4c
  4. #4c8a73

Square

  1. #734c8a
  2. #8a544c
  3. #638a4c
  4. #4c828a

Monochromatic

  1. #211627
  2. #4a3159
  3. #734c8a
  4. #9971b1
  5. #bda3cc

Shades

#734c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #734c8a
  2. #68447c
  3. #5c3d6e
  4. #513561
  5. #452e53
  6. #3a2645
  7. #2e1e37
  8. #231729
  9. #170f1c
  10. #0c080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#734c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #734c8a
  2. #815e96
  3. #8f70a1
  4. #9d82ad
  5. #ab94b9
  6. #b9a6c5
  7. #c7b7d0
  8. #d5c9dc
  9. #e3dbe8
  10. #f1edf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#734c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #734c8a
  2. #745189
  3. #765688
  4. #775c87
  5. #786186
  6. #7a6685
  7. #7b6b84
  8. #7c7083
  9. #7d7682
  10. #7f7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #665671 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5a8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495d88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #715564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #58558b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d5689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #725275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-734c8a {
  color: #734c8a;
}
Background
.bg-734c8a {
  background-color: #734c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-734c8a {
  border: 2px solid #734c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #734c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 76 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-734c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #734c8a, #8a4c82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-734c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 76 138 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.30 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.22 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.61 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.62 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.76 #8cb375 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#734c8a  rgb(115, 76, 138)  hsl(278, 29%, 42%)  Royal Purple
#638a4c  rgb(99, 138, 76)  hsl(98, 29%, 42%)  Sap Green
#8a734c  rgb(138, 115, 76)  hsl(38, 29%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#4c8a73  rgb(76, 138, 115)  hsl(158, 29%, 42%)  Viridian