#742AB8#742AB8

#742AB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.207 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AB8
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(271, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.65, 57.29, -61.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.65, 83.82, 313.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.1115 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.207 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.6801, 8.8296, 46.1636)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AB8 #6EB82A

analogous

#2D2AB8 #742AB8 #B82AB5

triadic

#742AB8 #B8742A #2AB874

tetradic

#742AB8 #B82D2A #6EB82A #2AB5B8

square

#742AB8 #B82D2A #6EB82A #2AB5B8

split-complementary

#742AB8 #B5B82A #2AB82D

monochromatic

#351354 #551F86 #742AB8 #934AD6 #B07BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#742AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#742AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AB8

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AB8	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#664F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.207 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26cce',
    500: '#742ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ab8;
$custom-light: #a26cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.268,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47126,
    "c": 0.20717,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AB8

secondary

#9DC975

accent

#E64290

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AB8

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

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