What color is #674A86?

#674A86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674A86?

The RGB value is 103, 74, 134: 103 red, 74 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674A86?

The complementary color is #69864A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674A86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674A86 color

#674A86 rgb(103, 74, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #674A86 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 29% green and 52.5% blue (103, 74, 134).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#674A86 color codes

HEX	`#674A86`
RGB	`rgb(103, 74, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 29%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 45%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, 25.05, -29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 38.39, 310.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.344, 9.502, 23.733)`
Decimal	`6769286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674A86, 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 #674A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #674A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674a86; }
.text { color: #674a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 74 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674a86, #854a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #674A86?: #674A86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674A86?: The RGB value is 103, 74, 134: 103 red, 74 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674A86?: The complementary color is #69864A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674A86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.