What color is #74679B?

#74679B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74679B?

The RGB value is 116, 103, 155: 116 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74679B?

The complementary color is #8E9B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74679B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74679B color

#74679B rgb(116, 103, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #74679B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.4% green and 60.8% blue (116, 103, 155).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#74679B color codes

HEX	`#74679B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 103, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 16.77, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 31.28, 302.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.968, 15.78, 33.103)`
Decimal	`7628699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74679B, 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 #74679B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#74679B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #74679B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74679b; }
.text { color: #74679b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74679b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 103 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74679b, #8e679b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #74679B?: #74679B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74679B?: The RGB value is 116, 103, 155: 116 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74679B?: The complementary color is #8E9B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74679B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.