#74697C#74697C

#74697C is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.032 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74697C
RGB	rgb(116, 105, 124)
HSL	hsl(275, 8%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(275, 15%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 8.19, -8.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 12.15, 312.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.021 -0.0241)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.032 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8915, 15.2715, 21.1754)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74697C #717C69

analogous

#6B697C #74697C #7C697B

triadic

#74697C #7C7469 #697C74

tetradic

#74697C #7C6B69 #717C69 #697B7C

square

#74697C #7C6B69 #717C69 #697B7C

split-complementary

#74697C #7B7C69 #697C6B

monochromatic

#36313A #554D5B #74697C #93889A #B1A9B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#74697C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#74697C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74697C

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74697C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74697C	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666C7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74697c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 105, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.032 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c93a2',
    500: '#74697c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74697c;
$custom-light: #9c93a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74697c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.737,
    "s": 8.297,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53763,
    "c": 0.032,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74697C

secondary

#A0A69B

accent

#B1768F

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F1F2

border

#CCCBCC

text

#0E0D0F

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #74697C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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