What color is #745986?

#745986 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #745986?

The RGB value is 116, 89, 134: 116 red, 89 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745986?

The complementary color is #6B8659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745986?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745986 color

#745986 rgb(116, 89, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745986 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 34.9% green and 52.5% blue (116, 89, 134).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#745986 color codes

HEX	`#745986`
RGB	`rgb(116, 89, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 34.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.12, 20.14, -20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.12, 29.03, 313.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.077, 12.579, 24.183)`
Decimal	`7625094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745986, 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 #745986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #745986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745986; }
.text { color: #745986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 89 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745986, #865982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #745986?: #745986 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #745986?: The RGB value is 116, 89, 134: 116 red, 89 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745986?: The complementary color is #6B8659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745986?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.