#742AA1#742AA1

#742AA1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.184 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AA1
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.86, 52.01, -50.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.86, 72.39, 315.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% 0.1164 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.184 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4621, 7.9424, 34.4825)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AA1 #57A12A

analogous

#392AA1 #742AA1 #A12A93

triadic

#742AA1 #A1742A #2AA174

tetradic

#742AA1 #A1392A #57A12A #2A93A1

square

#742AA1 #A1392A #57A12A #2A93A1

split-complementary

#742AA1 #93A12A #2AA139

monochromatic

#2E1140 #511D70 #742AA1 #963CCC #B06DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#742AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#742AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AA1

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AA1	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#09519E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.184 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06bbe',
    500: '#742aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742aa1;
$custom-light: #a06bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.311,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45304,
    "c": 0.18419,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AA1

secondary

#89C067

accent

#E24681

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AA1

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

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