#742CA9#742CA9

#742CA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.190 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CA9
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 169)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 74%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 52.98, -53.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 75.44, 314.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.113 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.19 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2630, 8.3791, 38.3417)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CA9 #61A92C

analogous

#362CA9 #742CA9 #A92CA0

triadic

#742CA9 #A9742C #2CA974

tetradic

#742CA9 #A9362C #61A92C #2CA0A9

square

#742CA9 #A9362C #61A92C #2CA0A9

split-complementary

#742CA9 #A0A92C #2CA936

monochromatic

#311348 #531F78 #742CA9 #9444CE #AF74DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#742CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#742CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CA9

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CA9	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.190 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc3',
    500: '#742ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ca9;
$custom-light: #a16cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.56,
    "s": 58.685,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46128,
    "c": 0.18992,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CA9

secondary

#92C36E

accent

#E24688

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CA9

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

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