#740b91

Color #740b91

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 10.6 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#740b91

RGB

rgb(116, 11, 145)

HSL

hsl(287, 85.9%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 92.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 92.4%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(29.41, 58.1, -47.81)

LCH

lch(29.41, 75.24, 320.55)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.1965, 316.57)

HWB

hwb(287, 4.3%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#28910b

Analogous

#310b91

#740b91

#910b6b

Triadic

#740b91

#91740b

#0b9174

Split-complementary

#740b91

#6b910b

#0b9131

Tetradic

#740b91

#910b28

#28910b

#0b9174

Square

#740b91

#91310b

#28910b

#0b6b91

Shades

Color #740b91 mixed toward black.

#610979

#4d0761

#3a0649

#270430

#130218

Tints

Color #740b91 mixed toward white.

#a00fc8

#c224ee

#d25bf3

#e191f7

#f0c8fb

Tones

Color #740b91 mixed toward gray.

#6e1686

#67217b

#612d70

#5b3864

#544359

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595980 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#5d627b · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#71706c · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #740b91;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#740b91]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#740b91 (#740b91) is rgb(116, 11, 145) in RGB.

No, #740b91 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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