What color is #74668F?

#74668F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74668F?

The RGB value is 116, 102, 143: 116 red, 102 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74668F?

The complementary color is #818F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74668F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74668F color

#74668F rgb(116, 102, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74668F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40% green and 56.1% blue (116, 102, 143).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#74668F color codes

HEX	`#74668F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 102, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, 14.39, -20.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 25.03, 305.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.911, 15.199, 28.024)`
Decimal	`7628431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74668F, 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 #74668F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74668F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #74668F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74668f; }
.text { color: #74668f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74668f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 102 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74668f, #89668f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #74668F?: #74668F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74668F?: The RGB value is 116, 102, 143: 116 red, 102 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74668F?: The complementary color is #818F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74668F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.