#742BB3#742BB3

#742BB3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.201 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BB3
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 179)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 76%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 55.71, -58.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 80.90, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.1119 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.201 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.2011, 8.6955, 43.4640)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BB3 #6AB32B

analogous

#302BB3 #742BB3 #B32BAE

triadic

#742BB3 #B3742B #2BB374

tetradic

#742BB3 #B3302B #6AB32B #2BAEB3

square

#742BB3 #B3302B #6AB32B #2BAEB3

split-complementary

#742BB3 #AEB32B #2BB330

monochromatic

#341350 #541F82 #742BB3 #9348D3 #B079DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#742BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#742BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BB3

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BB3	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.201 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ccb',
    500: '#742bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742bb3;
$custom-light: #a26ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.206,
    "s": 61.261,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46816,
    "c": 0.20113,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BB3

secondary

#9AC773

accent

#E4438E

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BB3

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

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