#742CA7#742CA7

#742CA7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.188 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA7
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 167)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 52.52, -52.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 74.44, 314.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.1134 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.188 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0767, 8.3046, 37.3604)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA7 #5FA72C

analogous

#372CA7 #742CA7 #A72C9D

triadic

#742CA7 #A7742C #2CA774

tetradic

#742CA7 #A7372C #5FA72C #2C9DA7

square

#742CA7 #A7372C #5FA72C #2C9DA7

split-complementary

#742CA7 #9DA72C #2CA737

monochromatic

#311246 #521F77 #742CA7 #9443CD #AF73DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#742CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#742CA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA7

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA7	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.188 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc2',
    500: '#742ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca7;
$custom-light: #a16cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.122,
    "s": 58.294,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45974,
    "c": 0.18789,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA7

secondary

#90C26D

accent

#E24687

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA7

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

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