What color is #746085?

#746085 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 #746085?

The RGB value is 116, 96, 133: 116 red, 96 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746085?

The complementary color is #718560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746085?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746085 color

#746085 rgb(116, 96, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746085 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 37.6% green and 52.2% blue (116, 96, 133).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#746085 color codes

HEX	`#746085`
RGB	`rgb(116, 96, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 37.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, 15.65, -17.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 23.53, 311.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.618, 13.772, 24.021)`
Decimal	`7626885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746085, 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 #746085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #746085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746085; }
.text { color: #746085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 96 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746085, #856084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #746085?: #746085 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 #746085?: The RGB value is 116, 96, 133: 116 red, 96 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746085?: The complementary color is #718560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746085?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.