#740d8d

Color #740d8d

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#740d8d

RGB

rgb(116, 13, 141)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 83.1%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 90.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.7%, 90.8%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(29.22, 56.98, -45.63)

LCH

lch(29.22, 73, 321.31)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.1922, 317.97)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 5.1%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#268d0d

Analogous

#340d8d

#740d8d

#8d0d66

Triadic

#740d8d

#8d740d

#0d8d74

Split-complementary

#740d8d

#668d0d

#0d8d34

Tetradic

#740d8d

#8d0d26

#268d0d

#0d8d74

Square

#740d8d

#8d340d

#268d0d

#0d668d

Shades

Color #740d8d mixed toward black.

#610b76

#4d095e

#3a0747

#27042f

#130218

Tints

Color #740d8d mixed toward white.

#a112c3

#c426eb

#d35cf0

#e292f5

#f0c9fa

Tones

Color #740d8d mixed toward gray.

#6e1882

#672278

#612d6d

#5a3862

#544258

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59597c · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#5d6378 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#716d69 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #740d8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#740d8d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#740d8d (#740d8d) is rgb(116, 13, 141) in RGB.

No, #740d8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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