#742897#742897

#742897 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.177 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742897
RGB	rgb(116, 40, 151)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 73.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 50.64, -45.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 68.37, 317.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.35% 0.1199 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(44.35% 0.177 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5462, 7.4654, 29.9995)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742897 #4B9728

analogous

#3C2897 #742897 #972883

triadic

#742897 #977428 #289774

tetradic

#742897 #973C28 #4B9728 #288397

square

#742897 #973C28 #4B9728 #288397

split-complementary

#742897 #839728 #28973C

monochromatic

#2A0E36 #4F1B67 #742897 #9935C7 #B264D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#742897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#742897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742897

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742897	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70405D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 40, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.177 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a069b6',
    500: '#742897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742897;
$custom-light: #a069b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.081,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44352,
    "c": 0.17668,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742897

secondary

#7CBC5F

accent

#E14677

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742897

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

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