#742CA0#742CA0

#742CA0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.181 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA0
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 50.92, -49.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 70.93, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.1145 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.181 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4470, 8.0527, 34.0442)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA0 #58A02C

analogous

#3A2CA0 #742CA0 #A02C92

triadic

#742CA0 #A0742C #2CA074

tetradic

#742CA0 #A03A2C #58A02C #2C92A0

square

#742CA0 #A03A2C #58A02C #2C92A0

split-complementary

#742CA0 #92A02C #2CA03A

monochromatic

#2E1240 #511F70 #742CA0 #953FCA #B06FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#742CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#742CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA0

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA0	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11519E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E4663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.181 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06cbd',
    500: '#742ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca0;
$custom-light: #a06cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.241,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45444,
    "c": 0.18079,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA0

secondary

#8ABF69

accent

#E04882

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA0

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

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