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#74669C

#74669c ≈ Royal Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#74669c is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 40% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.64% cyan, 34.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 255.56°, with 21.43% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851a9), ΔE 8.42.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1562

Complementary

  1. #74669c
  2. #8e9c66

Split complementary

  1. #74669c
  2. #9c8f66
  3. #739c66

Analogous

  1. #66739c
  2. #74669c
  3. #8f669c

Triadic

  1. #74669c
  2. #9c7466
  3. #669c74

Tetradic

  1. #74669c
  2. #9c668e
  3. #8e9c66
  4. #669c74

Square

  1. #74669c
  2. #9c6673
  3. #8e9c66
  4. #669c8f

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2940
  2. #51476e
  3. #74669c
  4. #9e94ba
  5. #c8c3d8

Shades

#74669c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74669c
  2. #685c8c
  3. #5d527d
  4. #51476d
  5. #463d5e
  6. #3a334e
  7. #2e293e
  8. #231f2f
  9. #17141f
  10. #0c0a10
  11. #000000

Tints

#74669c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74669c
  2. #8275a6
  3. #9085b0
  4. #9e94ba
  5. #aca3c4
  6. #bab3ce
  7. #c7c2d7
  8. #d5d1e1
  9. #e3e0eb
  10. #f1f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74669c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74669c
  2. #756999
  3. #766b96
  4. #786e94
  5. #797091
  6. #7a738e
  7. #7b768b
  8. #7c7888
  9. #7e7b86
  10. #7f7d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #706b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586f9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6d9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c6f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656b9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656a9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f6c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74669c {
  color: #74669c;
}
Background
.bg-74669c {
  background-color: #74669c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-74669c {
  border: 2px solid #74669c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74669c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 102 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74669c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74669c, #8f669c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74669c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 102 156 / 0.35);
}

#7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.42 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.58 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 12.05 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 12.50 #8b9963 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Purple
#74669c  rgb(116, 102, 156)  hsl(256, 21%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#8e9c66  rgb(142, 156, 102)  hsl(76, 21%, 51%)  Moss Green
#9c7466  rgb(156, 116, 102)  hsl(16, 21%, 51%)  Beaver
#669c74  rgb(102, 156, 116)  hsl(136, 21%, 51%)  Shamrock Green