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#742e52 color: Magenta Purple

#742e52 is rgb(116, 46, 82) in RGB and oklch(41.148% 0.10731 350.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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329°
100%

41.1%
0.107
351°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #742e52

#742e52 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 41.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 351°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.31:1 contrast and black text 2.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magenta Purple (#762a54). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #742e52 mixed with white

  1. 742e52
  2. 834262
  3. 915672
  4. 9f6a82
  5. ad7e93
  6. bb93a4
  7. c9a8b6
  8. d7bdc8
  9. e4d3da
  10. f2e9ec

Darker: #742e52 mixed with black

  1. 742e52
  2. 642746
  3. 541f3b
  4. 45182f
  5. 371225
  6. 290b1a
  7. 1b0611
  8. 0f0208
  9. 050102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e52 with less saturation

  1. 742e52
  2. 703251
  3. 6d3551
  4. 693950
  5. 653c4f
  6. 613f4e
  7. 5d414e
  8. 59444d
  9. 54464c
  10. 50484b

Questions about #742e52

What color is #742e52?

#742e52 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Magenta Purple. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 82), in HSL hsl(329.14, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.148% 0.10731 350.827).

What colors go well with #742e52?

The complementary color of #742e52 is #005c43. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #64346e and #7b2e31. The triadic partners are #4e4f00 and #005379.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e52?

White text reads better on #742e52: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and black gives 2.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e52 a warm or cool color?

#742e52 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 351 degrees, its lightness 41.1% and its chroma 0.107.