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#733C8E Perkin Mauve

#733C8E is a dark, moderately saturated purple named Perkin Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 23.5% green and 55.7% blue (rgb(115, 60, 142)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 41% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #733C8E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.59:1.

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Variations of #733C8E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#733C8E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#733C8E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #733C8E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #38558C
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #255191
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #454D8F
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #38558C
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #504E8D
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #704A5F
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #73427B
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5D4F66

#733C8E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.59:1 Very good#733C8E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.77:1 Very poor#733C8E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#733C8E in CSS

/* Perkin Mauve */
.color { color: #733C8E; }
.background { background-color: #733C8E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #733C8E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(115 60 142);
color: hsl(280 41% 40%);
color: oklch(0.462 0.138 313.2);

#733C8E FAQ

What color is #733C8E?

#733C8E is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #733C8E?

#733C8E is rgb(115, 60, 142) in RGB, hsl(280, 41%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 58%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #733C8E?

The complementary color of #733C8E is #578E3C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #733C8E?

White text has the best contrast on #733C8E: 7.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #733C8E a warm or cool color?

#733C8E is a cool color.