What color is #74568E?

#74568E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74568E?

The RGB value is 116, 86, 142: 116 red, 86 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74568E?

The complementary color is #708E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74568E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74568E color

#74568E rgb(116, 86, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74568E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 33.7% green and 55.7% blue (116, 86, 142).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#74568E color codes

HEX	`#74568E`
RGB	`rgb(116, 86, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 33.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, 23.85, -26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 35.55, 312.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.412, 12.322, 27.152)`
Decimal	`7624334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74568E, 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 #74568E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74568E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #74568E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74568e; }
.text { color: #74568e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74568e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 86 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74568e, #8e568c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #74568E?: #74568E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74568E?: The RGB value is 116, 86, 142: 116 red, 86 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74568E?: The complementary color is #708E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74568E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.