#740aaa

Color #740aaa

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#740aaa

RGB

rgb(116, 10, 170)

HSL

hsl(279.8, 88.9%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.8, 94.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 94.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(31.42, 63.16, -59.75)

LCH

lch(31.42, 86.94, 316.59)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.2174, 308.46)

HWB

hwb(279.8, 3.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40aa0a

Analogous

#240aaa

#740aaa

#aa0a90

Triadic

#740aaa

#aa740a

#0aaa74

Split-complementary

#740aaa

#90aa0a

#0aaa24

Tetradic

#740aaa

#aa0a40

#40aa0a

#0aaa74

Square

#740aaa

#aa240a

#40aa0a

#0a90aa

Shades

Color #740aaa mixed toward black.

#61088e

#4d0771

#3a0555

#270339

#13021c

Tints

Color #740aaa mixed toward white.

#980dde

#b12ff3

#c463f6

#d897f9

#ebcbfc

Tones

Color #740aaa mixed toward gray.

#70179d

#6b258f

#673282

#633f75

#5e4d67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595996 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#5d6291 · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#71847f · ΔE 35.8

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 29.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #740aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#740aaa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#740aaa (#740aaa) is rgb(116, 10, 170) in RGB.

No, #740aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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