What color is #746883?

#746883 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 #746883?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 131: 116 red, 104 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746883?

The complementary color is #778368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746883?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746883 color

#746883 rgb(116, 104, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746883 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 51.4% blue (116, 104, 131).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#746883 color codes

HEX	`#746883`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, 10.35, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 16.78, 308.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.249, 15.252, 23.556)`
Decimal	`7628931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746883, 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 #746883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #746883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746883; }
.text { color: #746883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746883, #826883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746883?: #746883 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 #746883?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 131: 116 red, 104 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746883?: The complementary color is #778368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746883?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.