What color is #745B84?

#745B84 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 #745B84?

The RGB value is 116, 91, 132: 116 red, 91 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745B84?

The complementary color is #6B845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745B84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745B84 color

#745B84 rgb(116, 91, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745B84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 35.7% green and 51.8% blue (116, 91, 132).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#745B84 color codes

HEX	`#745B84`
RGB	`rgb(116, 91, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 35.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, 18.46, -19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 26.52, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.108, 12.861, 23.512)`
Decimal	`7625604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745B84, 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 #745B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #745B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745b84; }
.text { color: #745b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 91 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745b84, #845b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #745B84?: #745B84 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 #745B84?: The RGB value is 116, 91, 132: 116 red, 91 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745B84?: The complementary color is #6B845B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745B84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.