What color is #746684?

#746684 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 #746684?

The RGB value is 116, 102, 132: 116 red, 102 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746684?

The complementary color is #768466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746684?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746684 color

#746684 rgb(116, 102, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746684 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40% green and 51.8% blue (116, 102, 132).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#746684 color codes

HEX	`#746684`
RGB	`rgb(116, 102, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, 11.79, -14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 18.74, 308.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.118, 14.882, 23.849)`
Decimal	`7628420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746684, 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 #746684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #746684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746684; }
.text { color: #746684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 102 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746684, #836684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #746684?: #746684 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 #746684?: The RGB value is 116, 102, 132: 116 red, 102 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746684?: The complementary color is #768466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746684?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.