#742AAB#742AAB

#742AAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.194 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AAB
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 171)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(274, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 54.28, -55.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 77.37, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.1145 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.194 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3795, 8.3094, 39.3138)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AAB #61AB2A

analogous

#342AAB #742AAB #AB2AA1

triadic

#742AAB #AB742A #2AAB74

tetradic

#742AAB #AB342A #61AB2A #2AA1AB

square

#742AAB #AB342A #61AB2A #2AA1AB

split-complementary

#742AAB #A1AB2A #2AAB34

monochromatic

#311249 #531E7A #742AAB #9442D1 #AF73DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#742AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#742AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AAB

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AAB	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A4A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.194 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16bc5',
    500: '#742aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742aab;
$custom-light: #a16bc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.419,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46076,
    "c": 0.19418,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AAB

secondary

#92C46D

accent

#E44488

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AAB

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

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