Information about #74155E color

#74155E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74155E falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 21, 94) — 45.5% red, 8.2% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 9 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #74155E reads as a vivid, lively purple-pink magenta and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Smooch (#7E2056). Slightly further away sit French Plum (#811453) and Velvet (#750851).

The recipe behind #74155E is rgb(116, 21, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #74155E: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. No one has named #74155E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74155E color variations

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

#74155E 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 #74155E

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

Smooch color link
Smooch

#7E2056

French Plum color link
French Plum

#811453

Velvet color link
Velvet

#750851

Rich Magenta color link
Rich Magenta

#68075F

Pansy Purple color link
Pansy Purple

#78184A

Byzantium color link
Byzantium

#702963

Rich Purple color link
Rich Purple

#720058

Plum Velvet color link
Plum Velvet

#7D0552

Yayapink color link
Yayapink

#85075B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74155E
  • RGB116, 21, 94
  • CMYK0, 37, 9, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 21, 94)
  • HSL314°, 69%, 27%
  • HSL Precise313.895°, 69.343%, 26.863%
  • HSV314°, 82%, 45%
  • HSB314°, 82%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.082, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.082, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.082, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID74155E
  • DECIMAL ID7607646
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01