#742979#742979

#742979 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.147 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742979
RGB	rgb(116, 41, 121)
HSL	hsl(296, 49%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(296, 66%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 66.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.07, 44.04, -30.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.07, 53.38, 325.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.46% 0.1203 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(42.46% 0.147 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4463, 6.6800, 18.7719)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742979 #2E7929

analogous

#4C2979 #742979 #792956

triadic

#742979 #797429 #297974

tetradic

#742979 #794C29 #2E7929 #295679

square

#742979 #794C29 #2E7929 #295679

split-complementary

#742979 #567929 #29794C

monochromatic

#1C0A1E #481A4B #742979 #A038A7 #BF56C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#742979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#742979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742979

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742979	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B437B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384C77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77354D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 41, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.147 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f69a0',
    500: '#742979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742979;
$custom-light: #9f69a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 49.383,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4246,
    "c": 0.14654,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742979

secondary

#59AB53

accent

#D94F58

background

#FAF6F9

surface

#F3EBF2

border

#CDC6CC

text

#0F070F

muted

#7F7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #742979

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

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