What color is #754A74?

#754A74 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #754A74?

The RGB value is 117, 74, 116: 117 red, 74 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #754A74?

The complementary color is #4A754B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #754A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#754A74 color

#754A74 rgb(117, 74, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #754A74 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 29% green and 45.5% blue (117, 74, 116).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 1% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#754A74 color codes

HEX	`#754A74`
RGB	`rgb(117, 74, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 29%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 1%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, 25.58, -16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 30.5, 326.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.937, 9.941, 17.757)`
Decimal	`7686772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #754A74, 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 #754A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#754A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #754A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #754a74; }
.text { color: #754a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #754a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 74 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #754a74, #754a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #754A74?: #754A74 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #754A74?: The RGB value is 117, 74, 116: 117 red, 74 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #754A74?: The complementary color is #4A754B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #754A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.