What color is #745579?

#745579 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 #745579?

The RGB value is 116, 85, 121: 116 red, 85 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745579?

The complementary color is #5A7955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745579 color

#745579 rgb(116, 85, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745579 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 33.3% green and 47.5% blue (116, 85, 121).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#745579 color codes

HEX	`#745579`
RGB	`rgb(116, 85, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 33.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, 19.65, -15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 24.96, 321.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.902, 11.591, 19.59)`
Decimal	`7624057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745579, 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 #745579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #745579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745579; }
.text { color: #745579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 85 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745579, #79556c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #745579?: #745579 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 #745579?: The RGB value is 116, 85, 121: 116 red, 85 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745579?: The complementary color is #5A7955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.