#742CA3#742CA3

#742CA3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.184 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA3
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 51.60, -50.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 72.44, 315.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% 0.1141 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.184 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7126, 8.1589, 35.4430)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA3 #5BA32C

analogous

#392CA3 #742CA3 #A32C96

triadic

#742CA3 #A3742C #2CA374

tetradic

#742CA3 #A3392C #5BA32C #2C96A3

square

#742CA3 #A3392C #5BA32C #2C96A3

split-complementary

#742CA3 #96A32C #2CA339

monochromatic

#2F1243 #521F73 #742CA3 #9541CC #B071D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#742CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#742CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA3

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA3	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0851A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.184 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06cbf',
    500: '#742ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca3;
$custom-light: #a06cbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.303,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45669,
    "c": 0.18383,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA3

secondary

#8CC06B

accent

#E14784

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA3

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

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