#74179F#74179F

#74179F is a dark, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.201 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74179F
RGB	rgb(116, 23, 159)
HSL	hsl(281, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(281, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 85.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.42, 58.20, -53.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.42, 78.79, 317.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.54% 0.1325 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(43.54% 0.201 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7657, 6.8294, 33.3872)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74179F #429F17

analogous

#30179F #74179F #9F1786

triadic

#74179F #9F7417 #179F74

tetradic

#74179F #9F3017 #429F17 #17869F

square

#74179F #9F3017 #429F17 #17869F

split-complementary

#74179F #869F17 #179F30

monochromatic

#260834 #4D0F6A #74179F #9B1FD4 #B44BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#74179F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#74179F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74179F

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74179F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74179F	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E3C5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74179f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 23, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.201 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a163bc',
    500: '#74179f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74179f;
$custom-light: #a163bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74179f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.029,
    "s": 74.725,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43538,
    "c": 0.20068,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74179F

secondary

#72C74B

accent

#F13672

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#100612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #74179F

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

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