#74697F#74697F

#74697F is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.036 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74697F
RGB	rgb(116, 105, 127)
HSL	hsl(270, 9%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 17%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 8.85, -10.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 13.82, 309.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.0222 -0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.036 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0841, 15.3485, 22.1898)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74697F #747F69

analogous

#69697F #74697F #7F697F

triadic

#74697F #7F7469 #697F74

tetradic

#74697F #7F6969 #747F69 #697F7F

square

#74697F #7F6969 #747F69 #697F7F

split-complementary

#74697F #7F7F69 #697F69

monochromatic

#37323C #554D5D #74697F #93889D #B1AAB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#74697F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#74697F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74697F

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74697F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74697F	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#736C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74697f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 105, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.036 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c93a4',
    500: '#74697f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74697f;
$custom-light: #9c93a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74697f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 9.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53878,
    "c": 0.03621,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74697F

secondary

#A2A89C

accent

#B27594

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F1F4

border

#CCCBCE

text

#0E0D0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #74697F

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

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