#742BB5#742BB5

#742BB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.203 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BB5
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 56.18, -59.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 81.89, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.1114 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.203 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.4049, 8.7770, 44.5370)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BB5 #6CB52B

analogous

#2F2BB5 #742BB5 #B52BB1

triadic

#742BB5 #B5742B #2BB574

tetradic

#742BB5 #B52F2B #6CB52B #2BB1B5

square

#742BB5 #B52F2B #6CB52B #2BB1B5

split-complementary

#742BB5 #B1B52B #2BB52F

monochromatic

#351452 #541F84 #742BB5 #9349D4 #B07BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#742BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#742BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BB5

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BB5	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.203 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ccc',
    500: '#742bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742bb5;
$custom-light: #a26ccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.739,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46979,
    "c": 0.20314,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BB5

secondary

#9BC874

accent

#E5438F

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BB5

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

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