What color is #745F84?

#745F84 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 #745F84?

The RGB value is 116, 95, 132: 116 red, 95 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #745F84?

The complementary color is #6F845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #745F84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#745F84 color

#745F84 rgb(116, 95, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #745F84 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.3% green and 51.8% blue (116, 95, 132).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#745F84 color codes

HEX	`#745F84`
RGB	`rgb(116, 95, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, 16.03, -17.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 23.68, 312.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.459, 13.564, 23.629)`
Decimal	`7626628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #745F84, 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 #745F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#745F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #745F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #745f84; }
.text { color: #745f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #745f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 95 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #745f84, #845f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #745F84?: #745F84 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 #745F84?: The RGB value is 116, 95, 132: 116 red, 95 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #745F84?: The complementary color is #6F845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #745F84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.