#742BB9#742BB9

#742BB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.207 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742BB9
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 185)
HSL	hsl(271, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 76.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.88, 57.12, -61.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.88, 83.88, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% 0.1104 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.207 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8212, 8.9435, 46.7296)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742BB9 #70B92B

analogous

#2D2BB9 #742BB9 #B92BB7

triadic

#742BB9 #B9742B #2BB974

tetradic

#742BB9 #B92D2B #70B92B #2BB7B9

square

#742BB9 #B92D2B #70B92B #2BB7B9

split-complementary

#742BB9 #B7B92B #2BB92D

monochromatic

#361456 #551F87 #742BB9 #934CD5 #B17EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#742BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#742BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742BB9

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742BB9	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.207 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ccf',
    500: '#742bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742bb9;
$custom-light: #a26ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.845,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47307,
    "c": 0.20716,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742BB9

secondary

#9FC976

accent

#E54292

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742BB9

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

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