#742BA2#742BA2

#742BA2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.184 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BA2
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 51.81, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 72.42, 315.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% 0.1152 -0.1435)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.184 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5866, 8.0496, 34.9607)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BA2 #59A22B

analogous

#392BA2 #742BA2 #A22B94

triadic

#742BA2 #A2742B #2BA274

tetradic

#742BA2 #A2392B #59A22B #2B94A2

square

#742BA2 #A2392B #59A22B #2B94A2

split-complementary

#742BA2 #94A22B #2BA239

monochromatic

#2F1141 #511E72 #742BA2 #953ECC #B06FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#742BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#742BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BA2

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BA2	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#08519F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4664

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.184 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06bbe',
    500: '#742ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ba2;
$custom-light: #a06bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.807,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45486,
    "c": 0.18402,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BA2

secondary

#8BC069

accent

#E14782

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BA2

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

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