#742AB9#742AB9

#742AB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.208 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AB9
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(271, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.74, 57.52, -61.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.74, 84.32, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% 0.1113 -0.1759)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.208 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.7853, 8.8717, 46.7176)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AB9 #6FB92A

analogous

#2C2AB9 #742AB9 #B92AB7

triadic

#742AB9 #B9742A #2AB974

tetradic

#742AB9 #B92C2A #6FB92A #2AB7B9

square

#742AB9 #B92C2A #6FB92A #2AB7B9

split-complementary

#742AB9 #B7B92A #2AB92C

monochromatic

#351355 #551F87 #742AB9 #934AD6 #B07CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#742AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#742AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AB9

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AB9	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.208 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ccf',
    500: '#742ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ab9;
$custom-light: #a26ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.049,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47209,
    "c": 0.20816,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AB9

secondary

#9ECA75

accent

#E64291

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AB9

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

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