#74209B#74209B

#74209B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.189 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74209B
RGB	rgb(116, 32, 155)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 79.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.06, 54.57, -49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.06, 73.76, 317.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% 0.1268 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.189 312)
XYZ	xyz(13.6343, 7.1130, 31.6587)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74209B #479B20

analogous

#37209B #74209B #9B2085

triadic

#74209B #9B7420 #209B74

tetradic

#74209B #9B3720 #479B20 #20859B

square

#74209B #9B3720 #479B20 #20859B

split-complementary

#74209B #859B20 #209B37

monochromatic

#280B36 #4E1668 #74209B #9A2ACE #B359DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#74209B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#74209B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74209B

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74209B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74209B	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#064D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F3E5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74209b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 32, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.189 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a166b9',
    500: '#74209b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74209b;
$custom-light: #a166b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74209b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.976,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43893,
    "c": 0.18927,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.07113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74209B

secondary

#78C156

accent

#E93F75

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0612

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #74209B

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

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