Information about #74468F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #74468F belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 70, 143) — 45.5% red, 27.5% green, 56.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 29 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #74468F reads as a softly balanced violet and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Affair (#714693). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Lavender (#734F96) and Cadmium Violet (#7F3E98).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 70, 143)), which gives #74468F its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #74468F: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74468F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#74468F color variations

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#74468F 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 #74468F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74468F
  • RGB116, 70, 143
  • CMYK11, 29, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(116, 70, 143)
  • HSL278°, 34%, 42%
  • HSL Precise277.808°, 34.272%, 41.765%
  • HSV278°, 51%, 56%
  • HSB278°, 51%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.275, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.275, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.275, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID74468F
  • DECIMAL ID7620239
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01