#74697c

Color #74697c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#74697c

RGB

rgb(116, 105, 124)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 8.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 15.3%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(46, 8.19, -8.97)

LCH

lch(46, 12.15, 312.4)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.032, 311.07)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 41.2%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717c69

Analogous

#6a697c

#74697c

#7c697b

Triadic

#74697c

#7c7469

#697c74

Split-complementary

#74697c

#7b7c69

#697c6a

Tetradic

#74697c

#7c6971

#717c69

#697c74

Square

#74697c

#7c6a69

#717c69

#697b7c

Shades

Color #74697c mixed toward black.

#615767

#4d4653

#3a343e

#272329

#131115

Tints

Color #74697c mixed toward white.

#8b8094

#a39aa9

#bab3bf

#d1ccd4

#e8e6ea

Tones

Color #74697c mixed toward gray.

#746b7a

#736c79

#736e77

#736f76

#737174

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f78 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#707177 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#737473 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74697c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74697c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#74697c (#74697c) is rgb(116, 105, 124) in RGB.

No, #74697c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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