#742999#742999

#742999 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.177 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742999
RGB	rgb(116, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 50.66, -46.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 68.88, 317.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.1186 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.177 312)
XYZ	xyz(13.7441, 7.5992, 30.8736)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742999 #4E9929

analogous

#3C2999 #742999 #992986

triadic

#742999 #997429 #299974

tetradic

#742999 #993C29 #4E9929 #298699

square

#742999 #993C29 #4E9929 #298699

split-complementary

#742999 #869929 #29993C

monochromatic

#2B0F38 #4F1C69 #742999 #9936C9 #B166D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#742999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#742999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742999

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742999	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A4F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70425E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.177 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06ab8',
    500: '#742999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742999;
$custom-light: #a06ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.179,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44603,
    "c": 0.17744,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.07599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742999

secondary

#80BC62

accent

#E1477A

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4EBF6

border

#CEC6D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742999

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

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