Information about #746C8B color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned twilight violet, #746C8B carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 very close to Waterloo (#727282). Slightly further away sit Mousy Wisteria (#766980) and Labyrinth (#786A7F).
The recipe behind #746C8B is rgb(116, 108, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #746C8B: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#746C8B color variations
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#746C8B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#746C8B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#746C8B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#746C8B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#746C8B 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 #746C8B color
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Nearest named colors to #746C8B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#727282
#766980
#786A7F
#777887
#7A687F
#826D8C
#766D7C
#777696
#747880
#677583
#6F747B
#695D87
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#746C8B
- RGB116, 108, 139
- CMYK9, 12, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(116, 108, 139)
- HSL255°, 13%, 48%
- HSL Precise255.484°, 12.551%, 48.431%
- HSV255°, 22%, 55%
- HSB255°, 22%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.424, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.424, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.424, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID746C8B
- DECIMAL ID7629963
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
