What color is #746182?

#746182 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746182?

The RGB value is 116, 97, 130: 116 red, 97 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746182?

The complementary color is #6F8261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746182?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746182 color

#746182 rgb(116, 97, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746182 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38% green and 51% blue (116, 97, 130).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#746182 color codes

HEX	`#746182`
RGB	`rgb(116, 97, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, 14.36, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 21.15, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.506, 13.874, 22.976)`
Decimal	`7627138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746182, 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 #746182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #746182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746182; }
.text { color: #746182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 97 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746182, #826180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #746182?: #746182 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Nymph’s Delight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746182?: The RGB value is 116, 97, 130: 116 red, 97 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746182?: The complementary color is #6F8261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746182?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.