#742CA1#742CA1

#742CA1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.182 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA1
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 161)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 51.15, -49.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 71.44, 315.73°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.1144 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.182 309)
XYZ	xyz(14.5349, 8.0878, 34.5067)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA1 #59A12C

analogous

#392CA1 #742CA1 #A12C93

triadic

#742CA1 #A1742C #2CA174

tetradic

#742CA1 #A1392C #59A12C #2C93A1

square

#742CA1 #A1392C #59A12C #2C93A1

split-complementary

#742CA1 #93A12C #2CA139

monochromatic

#2F1241 #511F71 #742CA1 #9540CB #B070D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#742CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#742CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA1

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA1	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E519F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.182 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06cbe',
    500: '#742ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca1;
$custom-light: #a06cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45519,
    "c": 0.18181,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.08088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA1

secondary

#8BBF6A

accent

#E04782

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA1

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

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