What color is #742F93?

#742F93 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orb of Discord. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #742F93?

The RGB value is 116, 47, 147: 116 red, 47 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #742F93?

The complementary color is #4E932F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #742F93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#742F93 color

#742F93 rgb(116, 47, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #742F93 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 18.4% green and 57.6% blue (116, 47, 147).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Orb of Discord (#772299), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#742F93 color codes

HEX	`#742F93`
RGB	`rgb(116, 47, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 18.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 68%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, 46.66, -42.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 62.88, 317.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.485, 7.853, 28.404)`
Decimal	`7614355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #742F93, 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 #742F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#742F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #742F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #742f93; }
.text { color: #742f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #742f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 47 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #742f93, #932f80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #742F93?: #742F93 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orb of Discord. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #742F93?: The RGB value is 116, 47, 147: 116 red, 47 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #742F93?: The complementary color is #4E932F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #742F93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.