#742996#742996

#742996 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.174 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742996
RGB	rgb(116, 41, 150)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(281, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 50.00, -45.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 67.40, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(44.39% 0.119 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(44.39% 0.174 313)
XYZ	xyz(13.4994, 7.5013, 29.5850)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#742996 #4B9629

analogous

#3D2996 #742996 #962982

triadic

#742996 #967429 #299674

tetradic

#742996 #963D29 #4B9629 #298296

square

#742996 #963D29 #4B9629 #298296

split-complementary

#742996 #829629 #29963D

monochromatic

#2A0F36 #4F1C66 #742996 #9936C6 #B265D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#742996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#742996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742996

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742996	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70405D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 41, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.174 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06ab5',
    500: '#742996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742996;
$custom-light: #a06ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.284,
    "s": 57.068,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44386,
    "c": 0.17448,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.07501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742996

secondary

#7CBB60

accent

#E04777

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742996

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

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