#74238C#74238C

#74238C is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.172 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74238C
RGB	rgb(116, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 75%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.37, 50.34, -41.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.37, 65.27, 320.47°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% 0.1264 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.172 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5364, 6.8091, 25.4598)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74238C #3B8C23

analogous

#40238C #74238C #8C2370

triadic

#74238C #8C7423 #238C74

tetradic

#74238C #8C4023 #3B8C23 #23708C

square

#74238C #8C4023 #3B8C23 #23708C

split-complementary

#74238C #708C23 #238C40

monochromatic

#230B2A #4B175B #74238C #9D2FBD #B755D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#74238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#74238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74238C

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74238C	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00458F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#733956

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.172 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a067ae',
    500: '#74238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74238c;
$custom-light: #a067ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.286,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4306,
    "c": 0.17212,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74238C

secondary

#6AB852

accent

#E34569

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#0F0610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #74238C

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

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