What color is #74628B?

#74628B 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 #74628B?

The RGB value is 116, 98, 139: 116 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74628B?

The complementary color is #798B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74628B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74628B color

#74628B rgb(116, 98, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74628B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 38.4% green and 54.5% blue (116, 98, 139).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#74628B color codes

HEX	`#74628B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 98, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 38.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, 15.85, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 25.51, 308.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.229, 14.312, 26.329)`
Decimal	`7627403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74628B, 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 #74628B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74628B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #74628B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74628b; }
.text { color: #74628b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74628b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 98 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74628b, #89628b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #74628B?: #74628B 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 #74628B?: The RGB value is 116, 98, 139: 116 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74628B?: The complementary color is #798B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74628B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.