What color is #746887?

#746887 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 #746887?

The RGB value is 116, 104, 135: 116 red, 104 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746887?

The complementary color is #7B8768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746887?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746887 color

#746887 rgb(116, 104, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746887 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 40.8% green and 52.9% blue (116, 104, 135).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nymph’s Delight (#7B6C8E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#746887 color codes

HEX	`#746887`
RGB	`rgb(116, 104, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 40.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, 11.27, -15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 19.06, 306.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.525, 15.363, 25.012)`
Decimal	`7628935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746887, 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 #746887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #746887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746887; }
.text { color: #746887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 104 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746887, #846887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #746887?: #746887 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 #746887?: The RGB value is 116, 104, 135: 116 red, 104 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746887?: The complementary color is #7B8768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746887?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.