#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
RGBrgb(116, 42, 174)
HSLhsl(274, 61%, 42%)
HSVhsv(274, 76%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(33.3%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(34.85, 54.97, -56.55)
CIE-LCHlch(34.85, 78.86, 314.18°)
OKLaboklab(46.31% 0.1139 -0.161)
OKLCHoklch(46.31% 0.197 305.3)
XYZxyz(15.6687, 8.4250, 40.8369)
Luminance0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##742AAE1.007.822.697.82
#FFFFFF7.821.0021.001.00
#0000002.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.821.0021.001.00

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

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#742AAE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva