Information about #74496D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#74496D falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 73, 109) — 45.5% red, 28.6% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 3 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #74496D reads as a gently muted magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dirty Purple (#734A65). Slightly further away sit Bruise (#7E4071) and Cosmic (#794D60).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 73, 109) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #74496D: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. No one has named #74496D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74496D color variations

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#74496D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #74496D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Bruise color link
Bruise

#7E4071

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Victoria Red color link
Victoria Red

#723A68

Sorghum color link
Sorghum

#74396F

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Genie color link
Genie

#833E77

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

#74496D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74496D
  • RGB116, 73, 109
  • CMYK0, 17, 3, 55
  • HSL310°, 23%, 37%
  • HSL Precise309.767°, 22.751%, 37.059%
  • HSV310°, 37%, 45%
  • HSB310°, 37%, 45%
  • HEX ID74496D
  • DECIMAL ID7620973
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
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