#742CA2#742CA2

#742CA2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.183 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA2
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.24, 51.38, -50.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.24, 71.94, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.1142 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.183 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6234, 8.1233, 34.9730)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA2 #5AA22C

analogous

#392CA2 #742CA2 #A22C95

triadic

#742CA2 #A2742C #2CA274

tetradic

#742CA2 #A2392C #5AA22C #2C95A2

square

#742CA2 #A2392C #5AA22C #2C95A2

split-complementary

#742CA2 #95A22C #2CA239

monochromatic

#2F1242 #521F72 #742CA2 #9540CB #B070D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#742CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#742CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA2

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA2	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B519F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.183 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06cbe',
    500: '#742ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca2;
$custom-light: #a06cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.61,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45594,
    "c": 0.18282,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA2

secondary

#8CBF6A

accent

#E14783

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA2

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

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