#74269D#74269D

#74269D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.185 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74269D
RGB	rgb(116, 38, 157)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 75.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 52.76, -49.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 72.24, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.121 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.185 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9802, 7.5339, 32.6095)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74269D #4F9D26

analogous

#38269D #74269D #9D268A

triadic

#74269D #9D7426 #269D74

tetradic

#74269D #9D3826 #4F9D26 #268A9D

square

#74269D #9D3826 #4F9D26 #268A9D

split-complementary

#74269D #8A9D26 #269D38

monochromatic

#2B0E3A #501A6C #74269D #9833CE #B164D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#74269D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#74269D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74269D

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74269D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74269D	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D4F9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F4260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74269d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 38, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.185 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a069bb',
    500: '#74269d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74269d;
$custom-light: #a069bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74269d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.328,
    "s": 61.026,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44595,
    "c": 0.18483,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74269D

secondary

#81BF60

accent

#E4447B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #74269D

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

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