#74496f

Color #74496f

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 28.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#74496f

RGB

rgb(116, 73, 111)

HSL

hsl(307, 22.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307, 37.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.1%, 4.3%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(37.16, 24.81, -14.4)

LCH

lch(37.16, 28.69, 329.87)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0802, 330.97)

HWB

hwb(307, 28.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49744e

Analogous

#644974

#74496f

#74495a

Triadic

#74496f

#6f7449

#496f74

Split-complementary

#74496f

#5a7449

#497464

Tetradic

#74496f

#744e49

#49744e

#496f74

Square

#74496f

#746449

#49744e

#495a74

Shades

Color #74496f mixed toward black.

#613d5d

#4d314a

#3a2538

#271825

#130c13

Tints

Color #74496f mixed toward white.

#955e8f

#ac7ca7

#c19dbd

#d6bdd3

#eadee9

Tones

Color #74496f mixed toward gray.

#714d6c

#6d506a

#695467

#665764

#625b61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646467 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#666965 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#72615f · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74496f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74496f]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#74496f (#74496f) is rgb(116, 73, 111) in RGB.

No, #74496f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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