What color is #74537B?

#74537B 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 #74537B?

The RGB value is 116, 83, 123: 116 red, 83 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74537B?

The complementary color is #5A7B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74537B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74537B color

#74537B rgb(116, 83, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74537B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 32.5% green and 48.2% blue (116, 83, 123).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#74537B color codes

HEX	`#74537B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 83, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 32.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 33%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 21.3, -17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 27.42, 320.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.87, 11.33, 20.191)`
Decimal	`7623547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74537B, 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 #74537B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74537B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #74537B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74537b; }
.text { color: #74537b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74537b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 83 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74537b, #7b536e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #74537B?: #74537B 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 #74537B?: The RGB value is 116, 83, 123: 116 red, 83 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74537B?: The complementary color is #5A7B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74537B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.