#742AA2#742AA2

#742AA2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.185 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AA2
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 162)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.94, 52.23, -50.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.94, 72.89, 315.77°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.1162 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.185 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5507, 7.9778, 34.9488)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AA2 #58A22A

analogous

#382AA2 #742AA2 #A22A94

triadic

#742AA2 #A2742A #2AA274

tetradic

#742AA2 #A2382A #58A22A #2A94A2

square

#742AA2 #A2382A #58A22A #2A94A2

split-complementary

#742AA2 #94A22A #2AA238

monochromatic

#2E1141 #511D71 #742AA2 #953DCD #B06DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#742AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#742AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AA2

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AA2	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#06519F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4664

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.185 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06bbe',
    500: '#742aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742aa2;
$custom-light: #a06bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4538,
    "c": 0.18519,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AA2

secondary

#8AC068

accent

#E24682

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AA2

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

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