Information about #74668B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #74668B reads as a softly toned blue-purple violet and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Mousy Wisteria (#766980). Slightly further away sit Labyrinth (#786A7F) and Purplish Grey (#7A687F).
The recipe behind #74668B is rgb(116, 102, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74668B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74668B color variations
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#74668B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74668B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74668B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74668B color hues
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#74668B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #74668B color
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Nearest named colors to #74668B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#766980
#786A7F
#7A687F
#695D87
#727282
#826D8C
#656A88
#825F87
#766D7C
#805B87
#856088
#856684
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74668B
- RGB116, 102, 139
- CMYK9, 15, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(116, 102, 139)
- HSL263°, 15%, 47%
- HSL Precise262.703°, 15.353%, 47.255%
- HSV263°, 27%, 55%
- HSB263°, 27%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.400, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.400, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.400, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74668B
- DECIMAL ID7628427
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
