What color is #746C8F?

#746C8F is a grayish violet known as Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bureaucracy?

The RGB value is 116, 108, 143: 116 red, 108 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bureaucracy?

The complementary color is #878F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746C8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bureaucracy color: hex code #746C8F

#746C8F rgb(116, 108, 143)

Shades of blue

Bureaucracy has the hex code #746C8F. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.4% green and 56.1% blue (116, 108, 143).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

Bureaucracy (#746C8F) color codes

HEX	`#746C8F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 108, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, 10.76, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 20.98, 300.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.522, 16.421, 28.228)`
Decimal	`7629967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bureaucracy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #746C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #746C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746c8f; }
.text { color: #746c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 108 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746c8f, #866c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

See #746C8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #746C8F?: #746C8F is a grayish violet known as Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bureaucracy?: The RGB value is 116, 108, 143: 116 red, 108 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bureaucracy?: The complementary color is #878F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746C8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.