#742CA4#742CA4

#742CA4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.185 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA4
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 164)
HSL	hsl(276, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(276, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 51.83, -51.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 72.94, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% 0.1139 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.185 308)
XYZ	xyz(14.8026, 8.1949, 35.9167)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA4 #5CA42C

analogous

#382CA4 #742CA4 #A42C98

triadic

#742CA4 #A4742C #2CA474

tetradic

#742CA4 #A4382C #5CA42C #2C98A4

square

#742CA4 #A4382C #5CA42C #2C98A4

split-complementary

#742CA4 #98A42C #2CA438

monochromatic

#301243 #521F74 #742CA4 #9441CC #B071D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#742CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#742CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA4

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA4	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0452A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.185 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc0',
    500: '#742ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca4;
$custom-light: #a16cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45745,
    "c": 0.18485,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.08195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA4

secondary

#8DC06B

accent

#E14784

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA4

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

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