What color is #745B87?

#745B87 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 #745B87?

The RGB value is 116, 91, 135: 116 red, 91 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745B87?

The complementary color is #6E875B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745B87 color

#745B87 rgb(116, 91, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745B87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 35.7% green and 52.9% blue (116, 91, 135).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#745B87 color codes

HEX	`#745B87`
RGB	`rgb(116, 91, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 35.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 33%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.68, 19.16, -20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.68, 28.17, 312.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.316, 12.945, 24.609)`
Decimal	`7625607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745B87, 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 #745B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #745B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745b87; }
.text { color: #745b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 91 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745b87, #875b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #745B87?: #745B87 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 #745B87?: The RGB value is 116, 91, 135: 116 red, 91 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745B87?: The complementary color is #6E875B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.