What color is #74658C?

#74658C 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 #74658C?

The RGB value is 116, 101, 140: 116 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74658C?

The complementary color is #7D8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74658C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74658C color

#74658C rgb(116, 101, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74658C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 39.6% green and 54.9% blue (116, 101, 140).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#74658C color codes

HEX	`#74658C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 101, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 39.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.52, 14.27, -19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.52, 24, 306.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.589, 14.914, 26.811)`
Decimal	`7628172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74658C, 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 #74658C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74658C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #74658C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74658c; }
.text { color: #74658c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74658c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 101 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74658c, #88658c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #74658C?: #74658C 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 #74658C?: The RGB value is 116, 101, 140: 116 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74658C?: The complementary color is #7D8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74658C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.