#742AB5#742AB5

#742AB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.204 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AB5
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 56.59, -59.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 82.34, 313.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% 0.1123 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.204 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.3690, 8.7051, 44.5250)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AB5 #6BB52A

analogous

#2E2AB5 #742AB5 #B52AB0

triadic

#742AB5 #B5742A #2AB574

tetradic

#742AB5 #B52E2A #6BB52A #2AB0B5

square

#742AB5 #B52E2A #6BB52A #2AB0B5

split-complementary

#742AB5 #B0B52A #2AB52E

monochromatic

#341352 #541E83 #742AB5 #9348D4 #B079E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#742AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#742AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AB5

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AB5	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.204 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ccc',
    500: '#742ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ab5;
$custom-light: #a26ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.942,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4688,
    "c": 0.20418,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AB5

secondary

#9BC873

accent

#E5428F

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AB5

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

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