#742C8D#742C8D

#742C8D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.162 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742C8D
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(285, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(285, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 46.75, -39.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 61.45, 319.52°)
OKLab	oklab(44.09% 0.1165 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(44.09% 0.162 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9101, 7.4379, 25.9498)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742C8D #458D2C

analogous

#442C8D #742C8D #8D2C76

triadic

#742C8D #8D742C #2C8D74

tetradic

#742C8D #8D442C #458D2C #2C768D

square

#742C8D #8D442C #458D2C #2C768D

split-complementary

#742C8D #768D2C #2C8D44

monochromatic

#270F30 #4E1D5E #742C8D #9A3BBC #B365CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#742C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#742C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742C8D

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742C8D	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#723F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.162 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6baf',
    500: '#742c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742c8d;
$custom-light: #9f6baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.536,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44093,
    "c": 0.16165,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742C8D

secondary

#76B560

accent

#DC4C71

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #742C8D

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