#742C97#742C97

#742C97 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.172 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742C97
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 151)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.45, 48.91, -44.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.45, 66.43, 317.42°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.1157 -0.1269)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.172 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6880, 7.7491, 30.0468)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742C97 #4F972C

analogous

#3E2C97 #742C97 #972C84

triadic

#742C97 #97742C #2C9774

tetradic

#742C97 #973E2C #4F972C #2C8497

square

#742C97 #973E2C #4F972C #2C8497

split-complementary

#742C97 #84972C #2C973E

monochromatic

#2B1038 #501E68 #742C97 #983AC6 #B16AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#742C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#742C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742C97

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742C97	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70435E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.172 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06bb6',
    500: '#742c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742c97;
$custom-light: #a06bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.374,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44788,
    "c": 0.17169,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742C97

secondary

#81BA65

accent

#DE4A7A

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742C97

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

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