#74697D#74697D

#74697D is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.033 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74697D
RGB	rgb(116, 105, 125)
HSL	hsl(273, 9%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(273, 16%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 16%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 8.41, -9.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 12.70, 311.47°)
OKLab	oklab(53.8% 0.0214 -0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(53.8% 0.033 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9551, 15.2969, 21.5101)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74697D #727D69

analogous

#6A697D #74697D #7D697C

triadic

#74697D #7D7469 #697D74

tetradic

#74697D #7D6A69 #727D69 #697C7D

square

#74697D #7D6A69 #727D69 #697C7D

split-complementary

#74697D #7C7D69 #697D6A

monochromatic

#36313A #554D5C #74697D #93889B #B1A9B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#74697D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#74697D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74697D

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74697D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74697D	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666C7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74697d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 105, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.033 309.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74697d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 8.696,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53801,
    "c": 0.03339,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74697D

secondary

#A0A79B

accent

#B27691

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F1F3

border

#CCCBCD

text

#0E0D0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #74697D

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

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