What color is #746D88?

#746D88 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #746D88?

The RGB value is 116, 109, 136: 116 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #746D88?

The complementary color is #81886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #746D88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#746D88 color

#746D88 rgb(116, 109, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #746D88 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.7% green and 53.3% blue (116, 109, 136).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#746D88 color codes

HEX	`#746D88`
RGB	`rgb(116, 109, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 42.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, 8.5, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 16.24, 301.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.114, 16.428, 25.557)`
Decimal	`7630216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #746D88, 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 #746D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#746D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #746D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #746d88; }
.text { color: #746d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #746d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 109 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #746d88, #816d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #746D88?: #746D88 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #746D88?: The RGB value is 116, 109, 136: 116 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #746D88?: The complementary color is #81886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #746D88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.