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#744B86 Color

#744B86 is rgb(116, 75, 134) in RGB, hsl(282, 28%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 44%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#744B86
HEX#744B86
RGBrgb(116, 75, 134)
HSLhsl(282, 28%, 41%)
HSVhsv(282, 44%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 44%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.103 315)
LABlab(38.51% 26.19 -26.31)
LCHlch(38.51% 37.12 314.87)

What #744B86 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #744B86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 9.41Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 9.46Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.7French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.09Imperial#602F6BΔE 11.09Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 13.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#744B86 Channel Values

How #744B86 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 116 · G 75 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 28% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 44% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #744B86 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #744B86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #744B86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #744B86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#744B86
Complementary
#5D864B
Analogous
#574B86
Analogous
#864B7A
Triadic
#86744B
Triadic
#4B8674
Split comp.
#7A864B
Split comp.
#4B8657

Tints & Shades of #744B86

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8B5AA0
#9E73B0
#B08DBF
#C4AACF
#D6C4DE
#E8DEED

Shades

#664276
#553762
#472E52
#392541
#2B1C31
#1A111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #744B86.

How #744B86 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#744B86
Protanopia#545486
Protanomaly#625086
Deuteranopia#5B5B85
Deuteranomaly#665586
Tritanopia#6D5555
Tritanomaly#70516C
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #744B86 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-744b86: #744B86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #744B86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-744b86': '#744B86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.294, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_744b86">#744B86</color>
SVG fillfill="#744B86"

More Purple Colors

#744B86 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#744B86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #744B86?

#744B86 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(116, 75, 134) in RGB and hsl(282, 28%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.41.

What is the RGB value of #744B86?

#744B86 is rgb(116, 75, 134) — red 116, green 75, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #744B86?

#744B86 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 44%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #744B86 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #744B86 scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #744B86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #744B86 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.99, which is visibly different.

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