What color is #746585?

#746585 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 #746585?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 133: 116 red, 101 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746585?

The complementary color is #768565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746585 color

#746585 rgb(116, 101, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746585 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 52.2% blue (116, 101, 133).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#746585 color codes

HEX	`#746585`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 12.62, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 20.01, 309.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.089, 14.714, 24.178)`
Decimal	`7628165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746585, 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 #746585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #746585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746585; }
.text { color: #746585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746585, #846585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #746585?: #746585 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 #746585?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 133: 116 red, 101 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746585?: The complementary color is #768565, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.