#74259C#74259C

#74259C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.185 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74259C
RGB	rgb(116, 37, 156)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 76.3%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 52.93, -49.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 72.18, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.42% 0.1221 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(44.42% 0.185 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8636, 7.4368, 32.1512)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74259C #4D9C25

analogous

#38259C #74259C #9C2588

triadic

#74259C #9C7425 #259C74

tetradic

#74259C #9C3825 #4D9C25 #25889C

square

#74259C #9C3825 #4D9C25 #25889C

split-complementary

#74259C #889C25 #259C38

monochromatic

#2A0E39 #4F196B #74259C #9931CD #B162DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#74259C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#74259C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74259C

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74259C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74259C	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E4E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F415F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74259c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 37, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.185 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a068ba',
    500: '#74259c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74259c;
$custom-light: #a068ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74259c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.832,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44423,
    "c": 0.18498,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74259C

secondary

#7EBF5E

accent

#E54379

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #74259C

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

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