What color is #74537A?

#74537A 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 #74537A?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 122: 116 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74537A?

The complementary color is #597A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74537A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74537A color

#74537A rgb(116, 83, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74537A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 47.8% blue (116, 83, 122).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#74537A color codes

HEX	`#74537A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 32%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.09, 21.08, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.09, 26.91, 321.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.808, 11.305, 19.863)`
Decimal	`7623546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74537A, 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 #74537A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74537A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #74537A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74537a; }
.text { color: #74537a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74537a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74537a, #7a536d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #74537A?: #74537A 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 #74537A?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 122: 116 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74537A?: The complementary color is #597A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74537A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.