#742AB2#742AB2

#742AB2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.201 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AB2
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(273, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(273, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.17, 55.89, -58.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.17, 80.85, 313.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.113 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.201 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.0645, 8.5833, 42.9213)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AB2 #68B22A

analogous

#302AB2 #742AB2 #B22AAC

triadic

#742AB2 #B2742A #2AB274

tetradic

#742AB2 #B2302A #68B22A #2AACB2

square

#742AB2 #B2302A #68B22A #2AACB2

split-complementary

#742AB2 #ACB22A #2AB230

monochromatic

#33134F #541E80 #742AB2 #9346D3 #B077DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#742AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#742AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AB2

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AB2	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#684D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.201 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26cca',
    500: '#742ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ab2;
$custom-light: #a26cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.647,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46636,
    "c": 0.20118,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AB2

secondary

#98C771

accent

#E5438D

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AB2

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

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