#74169E#74169E

#74169E is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.201 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74169E
RGB	rgb(116, 22, 158)
HSL	hsl(281, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(281, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 86.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 58.26, -52.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 78.62, 317.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% 0.1334 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.201 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6598, 6.7558, 32.9256)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74169E #409E16

analogous

#30169E #74169E #9E1684

triadic

#74169E #9E7416 #169E74

tetradic

#74169E #9E3016 #409E16 #16849E

square

#74169E #9E3016 #409E16 #16849E

split-complementary

#74169E #849E16 #169E30

monochromatic

#250733 #4D0F68 #74169E #9B1DD4 #B549E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#74169E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#74169E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74169E

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74169E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74169E	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F3B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74169e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 22, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.201 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a162bc',
    500: '#74169e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74169e;
$custom-light: #a162bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74169e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.471,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43395,
    "c": 0.20055,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74169E

secondary

#70C749

accent

#F23670

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #74169E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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