Information about #746D7E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#746D7E falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 109, 126) — 45.5% red, 42.7% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 7 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#746D7E is a softly muted balanced grey tone that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mamba (#766D7C). Slightly further away sit Mousy Wisteria (#766980) and Labyrinth (#786A7F).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 109, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #746D7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#746D7E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#746D7E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#746D7E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#746D7E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#746D7E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#746D7E 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
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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
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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
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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
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#6D7E74
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#777E6D
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#6D7E7C
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Nearest named colors to #746D7E

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

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Mousy Wisteria color link
Mousy Wisteria

#766980

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Purplish Grey color link
Purplish Grey

#7A687F

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

#746D7E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#746D7E
  • RGB116, 109, 126
  • CMYK4, 7, 0, 51
  • HSL265°, 7%, 46%
  • HSL Precise264.706°, 7.234%, 46.078%
  • HSV265°, 13%, 49%
  • HSB265°, 13%, 49%
  • HEX ID746D7E
  • DECIMAL ID7630206
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
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