Information about #735A8E color

#735A8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#735A8E falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 90, 142) — 45.1% red, 35.3% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 20 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #735A8E reads as a softly toned blue-purple violet and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Butterfly Bush (#68578C). Slightly further away sit Kimberly (#695D87) and Dark Lavender (#734F96).

The recipe behind #735A8E is rgb(115, 90, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #735A8E: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#735A8E color variations

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#735A8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #735A8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#735A8E
  • RGB115, 90, 142
  • CMYK11, 20, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(115, 90, 142)
  • HSL269°, 22%, 45%
  • HSL Precise268.846°, 22.414%, 45.49%
  • HSV269°, 37%, 56%
  • HSB269°, 37%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.353, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.353, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.353, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID735A8E
  • DECIMAL ID7559822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01