What color is #746481?

#746481 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 #746481?

The RGB value is 116, 100, 129: 116 red, 100 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746481?

The complementary color is #718164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746481?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746481 color

#746481 rgb(116, 100, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746481 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.2% green and 50.6% blue (116, 100, 129).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#746481 color codes

HEX	`#746481`
RGB	`rgb(116, 100, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, 12.32, -13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 18.47, 311.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.721, 14.412, 22.718)`
Decimal	`7627905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746481, 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 #746481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #746481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746481; }
.text { color: #746481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 100 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746481, #81647f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #746481?: #746481 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 #746481?: The RGB value is 116, 100, 129: 116 red, 100 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746481?: The complementary color is #718164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746481?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.