#742C8F#742C8F

#742C8F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.164 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742C8F
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 143)
HSL	hsl(284, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(284, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 69.2%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 47.17, -40.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 62.44, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.23% 0.1164 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(44.23% 0.164 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0603, 7.4980, 26.7406)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742C8F #478F2C

analogous

#432C8F #742C8F #8F2C79

triadic

#742C8F #8F742C #2C8F74

tetradic

#742C8F #8F432C #478F2C #2C798F

square

#742C8F #8F432C #478F2C #2C798F

split-complementary

#742C8F #798F2C #2C8F43

monochromatic

#280F31 #4E1E60 #742C8F #9A3ABE #B366D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#742C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#742C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742C8F

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742C8F	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004992

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#723F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.164 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6bb0',
    500: '#742c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742c8f;
$custom-light: #9f6bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44229,
    "c": 0.16365,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742C8F

secondary

#78B661

accent

#DC4B73

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF5

border

#CEC7CF

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

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