#742BB2#742BB2

#742BB2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.200 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BB2
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(272, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 55.48, -58.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 80.40, 313.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% 0.1121 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.2 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.1004, 8.6552, 42.9333)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BB2 #69B22B

analogous

#302BB2 #742BB2 #B22BAC

triadic

#742BB2 #B2742B #2BB274

tetradic

#742BB2 #B2302B #69B22B #2BACB2

square

#742BB2 #B2302B #69B22B #2BACB2

split-complementary

#742BB2 #ACB22B #2BB230

monochromatic

#34134F #541F81 #742BB2 #9348D3 #B079DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#742BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#742BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BB2

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BB2	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#684D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.200 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26cca',
    500: '#742bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742bb2;
$custom-light: #a26cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.444,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46736,
    "c": 0.20012,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BB2

secondary

#99C772

accent

#E4448D

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BB2

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

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