#742AAF#742AAF

#742AAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.198 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AAF
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(273, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(273, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 55.20, -57.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 79.36, 314.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.39% 0.1137 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(46.39% 0.198 305)
XYZ	xyz(15.7665, 8.4642, 41.3523)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AAF #65AF2A

analogous

#312AAF #742AAF #AF2AA8

triadic

#742AAF #AF742A #2AAF74

tetradic

#742AAF #AF312A #65AF2A #2AA8AF

square

#742AAF #AF312A #65AF2A #2AA8AF

split-complementary

#742AAF #A8AF2A #2AAF31

monochromatic

#33124C #531E7E #742AAF #9344D2 #B075DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#742AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#742AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AAF

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AAF	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#694B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.198 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16bc8',
    500: '#742aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742aaf;
$custom-light: #a16bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.383,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46394,
    "c": 0.19818,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.08464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AAF

secondary

#96C66F

accent

#E4438B

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AAF

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

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