#742BA9#742BA9

#742BA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.191 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BA9
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 169)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 74.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 53.40, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 75.91, 314.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.02% 0.114 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(46.02% 0.191 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2262, 8.3055, 38.3294)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BA9 #60A92B

analogous

#352BA9 #742BA9 #A92B9F

triadic

#742BA9 #A9742B #2BA974

tetradic

#742BA9 #A9352B #60A92B #2B9FA9

square

#742BA9 #A9352B #60A92B #2B9FA9

split-complementary

#742BA9 #9FA92B #2BA935

monochromatic

#311247 #531F78 #742BA9 #9442CF #AF73DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#742BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#742BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BA9

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BA9	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.191 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc3',
    500: '#742ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ba9;
$custom-light: #a16cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.762,
    "s": 59.434,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46023,
    "c": 0.19106,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BA9

secondary

#91C36D

accent

#E34587

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BA9

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

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