#742AAE#742AAE

#742AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.197 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AAE
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(274, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(274, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.85, 54.97, -56.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.85, 78.86, 314.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.1139 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.197 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6687, 8.4250, 40.8369)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AAE #64AE2A

analogous

#322AAE #742AAE #AE2AA6

triadic

#742AAE #AE742A #2AAE74

tetradic

#742AAE #AE322A #64AE2A #2AA6AE

square

#742AAE #AE322A #64AE2A #2AA6AE

split-complementary

#742AAE #A6AE2A #2AAE32

monochromatic

#32124B #531E7D #742AAE #9343D2 #B075DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#742AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#742AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AAE

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AAE	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#694B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.197 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16bc7',
    500: '#742aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742aae;
$custom-light: #a16bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.636,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46314,
    "c": 0.19718,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AAE

secondary

#95C56F

accent

#E4448A

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AAE

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

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