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#746BB4 closest to Venus Violet

#746BB4 is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Venus Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 42.0% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(116, 107, 180)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 33% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #746BB4 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.66:1.

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Variations of #746BB4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#746BB4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#746BB4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #746BB4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5372B2
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5476B7
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D73B6
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5372B2
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F70B3
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #647987
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6F71A1
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #747474
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #747288

#746BB4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.66:1 Good#746BB4 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.50:1 Good#746BB4 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#746BB4 in CSS

/* Venus Violet */
.color { color: #746BB4; }
.background { background-color: #746BB4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #746BB4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(116 107 180);
color: hsl(247 33% 56%);
color: oklch(0.568 0.111 288.0);

#746BB4 FAQ

What color is #746BB4?

#746BB4 is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Venus Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #746BB4?

#746BB4 is rgb(116, 107, 180) in RGB, hsl(247, 33%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 41%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #746BB4?

The complementary color of #746BB4 is #ABB46B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #746BB4?

White text has the best contrast on #746BB4: 4.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #746BB4 a warm or cool color?

#746BB4 is a cool color.