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#742e55 color: Magenta Purple

#742e55 is rgb(116, 46, 85) in RGB and oklch(41.27% 0.10912 348.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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327°
100%

41.3%
0.109
348°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #742e55

#742e55 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 41.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 348°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.27:1 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: #742e55 mixed with white

  1. 742e55
  2. 834264
  3. 915674
  4. 9f6a85
  5. ad7e95
  6. bb93a6
  7. c9a8b7
  8. d7bdc9
  9. e4d3db
  10. f2e9ed

Darker: #742e55 mixed with black

  1. 742e55
  2. 642749
  3. 541f3d
  4. 451831
  5. 371226
  6. 290b1c
  7. 1b0611
  8. 0f0208
  9. 050102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e55 with less saturation

  1. 742e55
  2. 703254
  3. 6d3653
  4. 693952
  5. 653c51
  6. 613f50
  7. 5d414f
  8. 59444e
  9. 55464d
  10. 50494c

Questions about #742e55

What color is #742e55?

#742e55 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Magenta Purple. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 85), in HSL hsl(326.57, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.27% 0.10912 348.384).

What colors go well with #742e55?

The complementary color of #742e55 is #005c40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #633571 and #7b2d33. The triadic partners are #514e00 and #005477.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e55?

White text reads better on #742e55: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and black gives 2.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e55 a warm or cool color?

#742e55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 348 degrees, its lightness 41.3% and its chroma 0.109.