#742BA1#742BA1

#742BA1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.183 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BA1
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 161)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 73.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 51.58, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 71.92, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% 0.1154 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.183 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4981, 8.0142, 34.4945)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BA1 #58A12B

analogous

#392BA1 #742BA1 #A12B93

triadic

#742BA1 #A1742B #2BA174

tetradic

#742BA1 #A1392B #58A12B #2B93A1

square

#742BA1 #A1392B #58A12B #2B93A1

split-complementary

#742BA1 #93A12B #2BA139

monochromatic

#2E1140 #511E71 #742BA1 #953ECB #B06ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#742BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#742BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BA1

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BA1	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C519E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.183 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06bbe',
    500: '#742ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ba1;
$custom-light: #a06bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.119,
    "s": 57.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4541,
    "c": 0.18301,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BA1

secondary

#8ABF69

accent

#E14782

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BA1

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

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