#74279F#74279F

#74279F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.186 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74279F
RGB	rgb(116, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(279, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.28, 52.80, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.28, 72.78, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(44.85% 0.1197 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(44.85% 0.186 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1848, 7.6676, 33.5269)
Luminance	0.0767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74279F #529F27

analogous

#38279F #74279F #9F278E

triadic

#74279F #9F7427 #279F74

tetradic

#74279F #9F3827 #529F27 #278E9F

square

#74279F #9F3827 #529F27 #278E9F

split-complementary

#74279F #8E9F27 #279F38

monochromatic

#2C0F3D #501B6E #74279F #9736CE #B067DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#74279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#74279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74279F

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74279F	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#084F9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E4361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.186 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a069bc',
    500: '#74279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74279f;
$custom-light: #a069bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.5,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44846,
    "c": 0.18566,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74279F

secondary

#84C062

accent

#E4447D

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #74279F

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

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