#742899#742899

#742899 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.179 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742899
RGB	rgb(116, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 51.08, -46.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 69.35, 317.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% 0.1197 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.179 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7100, 7.5309, 30.8622)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742899 #4D9928

analogous

#3B2899 #742899 #992885

triadic

#742899 #997428 #289974

tetradic

#742899 #993B28 #4D9928 #288599

square

#742899 #993B28 #4D9928 #288599

split-complementary

#742899 #859928 #28993B

monochromatic

#2A0F38 #4F1B68 #742899 #9935CA #B165D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#742899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#742899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742899

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742899	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)

#004A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70415E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.179 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06ab8',
    500: '#742899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742899;
$custom-light: #a06ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.354,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44499,
    "c": 0.17864,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742899

secondary

#7EBD60

accent

#E24679

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742899

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

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