What color is #746B92?

#746B92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746B92?

The RGB value is 116, 107, 146: 116 red, 107 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746B92?

The complementary color is #89926B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746B92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746B92 color

#746B92 rgb(116, 107, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #746B92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42% green and 57.3% blue (116, 107, 146).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#746B92 color codes

HEX	`#746B92`
RGB	`rgb(116, 107, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 27%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.37, 12.1, -20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.37, 23.39, 301.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.647, 16.304, 29.406)`
Decimal	`7629714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746B92, 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 #746B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #746B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746b92; }
.text { color: #746b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 107 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746b92, #876b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #746B92?: #746B92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746B92?: The RGB value is 116, 107, 146: 116 red, 107 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746B92?: The complementary color is #89926B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746B92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.