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#742e59 color: Magenta Purple

#742e59 is rgb(116, 46, 89) in RGB and oklch(41.44% 0.11176 345.243) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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323°
100%

41.4%
0.112
345°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #742e59

#742e59 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 41.4% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 345°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.22:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, 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: #742e59 mixed with white

  1. 742e59
  2. 834268
  3. 915678
  4. 9f6a88
  5. ad7f98
  6. bb93a8
  7. c9a8b9
  8. d7bdca
  9. e4d3dc
  10. f2e9ed

Darker: #742e59 mixed with black

  1. 742e59
  2. 64274c
  3. 541f40
  4. 451834
  5. 371228
  6. 290b1d
  7. 1b0613
  8. 0f0209
  9. 050103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e59 with less saturation

  1. 742e59
  2. 713258
  3. 6d3656
  4. 693955
  5. 663c54
  6. 623f52
  7. 5e4251
  8. 594450
  9. 55474e
  10. 50494d

Questions about #742e59

What color is #742e59?

#742e59 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Magenta Purple. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 89), in HSL hsl(323.14, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.44% 0.11176 345.243).

What colors go well with #742e59?

The complementary color of #742e59 is #005d3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #623574 and #7d2c37. The triadic partners are #554e00 and #005574.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e59?

White text reads better on #742e59: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e59 a warm or cool color?

#742e59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 345 degrees, its lightness 41.4% and its chroma 0.112.