#742AC4#742AC4

#742AC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.219 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742AC4
RGB	rgb(116, 42, 196)
HSL	hsl(269, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(269, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 78.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.66, 60.12, -66.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.66, 89.72, 312.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.1083 -0.1905)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.219 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.9917, 9.3542, 53.0715)
Luminance	0.0935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742AC4 #7AC42A

analogous

#2A2DC4 #742AC4 #C12AC4

triadic

#742AC4 #C4742A #2AC474

tetradic

#742AC4 #C42A2D #7AC42A #2AC4C1

square

#742AC4 #C42A2D #7AC42A #2AC4C1

split-complementary

#742AC4 #C4C12A #2DC42A

monochromatic

#38145F #561F92 #742AC4 #9351DA #B284E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#742AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#742AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742AC4

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742AC4	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#615477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 42, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.219 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36dd7',
    500: '#742ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ac4;
$custom-light: #a36dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.831,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48137,
    "c": 0.21914,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742AC4

secondary

#A6CE7C

accent

#E84097

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4ECFA

border

#CEC7D3

text

#100715

muted

#7F7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742AC4

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

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