#742AB6#742AB6

#742AB6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.205 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AB6
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 56.82, -60.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 82.83, 313.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% 0.112 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.205 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4719, 8.7463, 45.0673)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AB6 #6CB62A

analogous

#2E2AB6 #742AB6 #B62AB2

triadic

#742AB6 #B6742A #2AB674

tetradic

#742AB6 #B62E2A #6CB62A #2AB2B6

square

#742AB6 #B62E2A #6CB62A #2AB2B6

split-complementary

#742AB6 #B2B62A #2AB62E

monochromatic

#351353 #541F84 #742AB6 #9348D5 #B07AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#742AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#742AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AB6

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AB6	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#664E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.205 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ccd',
    500: '#742ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ab6;
$custom-light: #a26ccd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.714,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46962,
    "c": 0.20517,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AB6

secondary

#9BC873

accent

#E6428F

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AB6

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

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