What color is #741776?

#741776 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #741776?

The RGB value is 116, 23, 118: 116 red, 23 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #741776?

The complementary color is #197617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #741776?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#741776 color

#741776 rgb(116, 23, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #741776 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 9% green and 46.3% blue (116, 23, 118).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 67% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple (#800080), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#741776 color codes

HEX	`#741776`
RGB	`rgb(116, 23, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 67%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 81%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 81%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.47, 50.33, -32.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.47, 59.85, 327.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.779, 5.635, 17.656)`
Decimal	`7608182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #741776, 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 #741776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#741776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #741776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #741776; }
.text { color: #741776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #741776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 23 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #741776, #761749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #741776?: #741776 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #741776?: The RGB value is 116, 23, 118: 116 red, 23 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #741776?: The complementary color is #197617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #741776?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.