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#74408e color: Amaranth Purple

#74408e is rgb(116, 64, 142) in RGB and oklch(46.902% 0.13181 313.189) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

46.9%
0.132
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #74408e

#74408e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.9% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.33:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amaranth Purple (#723f89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #74408e mixed with white

  1. 74408e
  2. 81539a
  3. 8f65a5
  4. 9c78b0
  5. aa8bbc
  6. b89dc7
  7. c6b0d2
  8. d4c4de
  9. e2d7e9
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #74408e mixed with black

  1. 74408e
  2. 64367b
  3. 542d68
  4. 452456
  5. 371b44
  6. 291334
  7. 1b0b24
  8. 0f0515
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #74408e with less saturation

  1. 74408e
  2. 724489
  3. 6f4784
  4. 6d4a7f
  5. 6a4d7a
  6. 684f75
  7. 655270
  8. 62546b
  9. 605665
  10. 5d5860

Questions about #74408e

What color is #74408e?

#74408e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Amaranth Purple. In RGB it is rgb(116, 64, 142), in HSL hsl(280, 37.86%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.902% 0.13181 313.189).

What colors go well with #74408e?

The complementary color of #74408e is #3a6902. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #534da1 and #8a366d. The triadic partners are #824d00 and #006b6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #74408e?

White text reads better on #74408e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #74408e a warm or cool color?

#74408e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 46.9% and its chroma 0.132.