What color is #745173?

#745173 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745173?

The RGB value is 116, 81, 115: 116 red, 81 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745173?

The complementary color is #517452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745173 color

#745173 rgb(116, 81, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745173 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 31.8% green and 45.1% blue (116, 81, 115).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 1% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#745173 color codes

HEX	`#745173`
RGB	`rgb(116, 81, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 31.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 1%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, 20.81, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 24.87, 326.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.239, 10.836, 17.611)`
Decimal	`7623027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745173, 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 #745173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #745173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745173; }
.text { color: #745173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 81 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745173, #745161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #745173?: #745173 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745173?: The RGB value is 116, 81, 115: 116 red, 81 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745173?: The complementary color is #517452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.