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#746798 Color

#746798 is rgb(116, 103, 152) in RGB, hsl(256, 19%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#746798
HEX#746798
RGBrgb(116, 103, 152)
HSLhsl(256, 19%, 50%)
HSVhsv(256, 32%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.076 296)
LABlab(46.33% 13.52 -25.02)
LCHlch(46.33% 28.44 298.38)

What #746798 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 #746798, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#746798 Channel Values

How #746798 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 103 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 19% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 32% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #746798 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #746798

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #746798; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #746798

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.

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How #746798 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#746798
Protanopia#696998
Protanomaly#6E6898
Deuteranopia#6C6C98
Deuteranomaly#6F6A98
Tritanopia#6D6F6F
Tritanomaly#706C81
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #746798 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-746798: #746798;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #746798;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-746798': '#746798' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.404, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_746798">#746798</color>
SVG fillfill="#746798"

More Purple Colors

#746798 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#746798 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #746798?

#746798 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(116, 103, 152) in RGB and hsl(256, 19%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Blue-gray (#666699), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #746798?

#746798 is rgb(116, 103, 152) — red 116, green 103, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #746798?

#746798 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #746798 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #746798 scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #746798 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #746798 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 22.95, which is visibly different.

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