#742AA4#742AA4

#742AA4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.187 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AA4
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 164)
HSL	hsl(276, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(276, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 52.68, -51.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 73.89, 315.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% 0.1159 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.187 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7299, 8.0495, 35.8925)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AA4 #5AA42A

analogous

#372AA4 #742AA4 #A42A97

triadic

#742AA4 #A4742A #2AA474

tetradic

#742AA4 #A4372A #5AA42A #2A97A4

square

#742AA4 #A4372A #5AA42A #2A97A4

split-complementary

#742AA4 #97A42A #2AA437

monochromatic

#2F1143 #521E73 #742AA4 #953ECD #B06EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#742AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#742AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AA4

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AA4	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.187 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16bc0',
    500: '#742aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742aa4;
$custom-light: #a16bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.393,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45532,
    "c": 0.18718,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AA4

secondary

#8CC169

accent

#E24583

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AA4

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

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