#742C8E#742C8E

#742C8E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.163 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742C8E
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 142)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 69%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 46.96, -40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 61.95, 319.29°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.1165 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.163 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9849, 7.4678, 26.3434)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742C8E #468E2C

analogous

#432C8E #742C8E #8E2C77

triadic

#742C8E #8E742C #2C8E74

tetradic

#742C8E #8E432C #468E2C #2C778E

square

#742C8E #8E432C #468E2C #2C778E

split-complementary

#742C8E #778E2C #2C8E43

monochromatic

#280F31 #4E1E5F #742C8E #9A3ABD #B365CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#742C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#742C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742C8E

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742C8E	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4F8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#723F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.163 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6bb0',
    500: '#742c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742c8e;
$custom-light: #9f6bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.082,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44161,
    "c": 0.16264,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742C8E

secondary

#77B660

accent

#DC4C72

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF5

border

#CEC7CF

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

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