#742CA8#742CA8

#742CA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.189 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA8
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 168)
HSL	hsl(275, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 52.75, -53.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 74.94, 314.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.05% 0.1132 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(46.05% 0.189 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1695, 8.3417, 37.8492)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA8 #60A82C

analogous

#362CA8 #742CA8 #A82C9E

triadic

#742CA8 #A8742C #2CA874

tetradic

#742CA8 #A8362C #60A82C #2C9EA8

square

#742CA8 #A8362C #60A82C #2C9EA8

split-complementary

#742CA8 #9EA82C #2CA836

monochromatic

#311347 #531F78 #742CA8 #9443CE #AF74DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#742CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#742CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA8

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA8	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.189 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc3',
    500: '#742ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca8;
$custom-light: #a16cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.839,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46051,
    "c": 0.1889,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA8

secondary

#91C26E

accent

#E24687

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA8

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

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