#740d8f

Color #740d8f

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#740d8f

RGB

rgb(116, 13, 143)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 83.3%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 90.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 90.9%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(29.37, 57.35, -46.62)

LCH

lch(29.37, 73.91, 320.89)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.1938, 317.24)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 5.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#288f0d

Analogous

#330d8f

#740d8f

#8f0d69

Triadic

#740d8f

#8f740d

#0d8f74

Split-complementary

#740d8f

#698f0d

#0d8f33

Tetradic

#740d8f

#8f0d28

#288f0d

#0d8f74

Square

#740d8f

#8f330d

#288f0d

#0d698f

Shades

Color #740d8f mixed toward black.

#610b77

#4d095f

#3a0748

#270430

#130218

Tints

Color #740d8f mixed toward white.

#a012c5

#c227eb

#d25df0

#e193f5

#f0c9fa

Tones

Color #740d8f mixed toward gray.

#6e1884

#672379

#612e6f

#5b3864

#544359

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59597e · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#5d637a · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#716f6b · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 27.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #740d8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#740d8f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#740d8f (#740d8f) is rgb(116, 13, 143) in RGB.

No, #740d8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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