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#742e57 color: Magenta Purple

#742e57 is rgb(116, 46, 87) in RGB and oklch(41.354% 0.11041 346.797) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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325°
100%

41.4%
0.110
347°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #742e57

#742e57 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 41.4% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 347°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.25:1 contrast and black text 2.27:1, 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: #742e57 mixed with white

  1. 742e57
  2. 834266
  3. 915676
  4. 9f6a86
  5. ad7e97
  6. bb93a7
  7. c9a8b8
  8. d7bdca
  9. e4d3db
  10. f2e9ed

Darker: #742e57 mixed with black

  1. 742e57
  2. 64274b
  3. 541f3e
  4. 451833
  5. 371227
  6. 290b1c
  7. 1b0612
  8. 0f0208
  9. 050103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e57 with less saturation

  1. 742e57
  2. 713256
  3. 6d3655
  4. 693954
  5. 653c52
  6. 623f51
  7. 5d4250
  8. 59444f
  9. 55474e
  10. 50494c

Questions about #742e57

What color is #742e57?

#742e57 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Magenta Purple. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 87), in HSL hsl(324.86, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.354% 0.11041 346.797).

What colors go well with #742e57?

The complementary color of #742e57 is #005d3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #633572 and #7c2d35. The triadic partners are #534e00 and #005576.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e57?

White text reads better on #742e57: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and black gives 2.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e57 a warm or cool color?

#742e57 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 347 degrees, its lightness 41.4% and its chroma 0.11.