#742CAA#742CAA

#742CAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.191 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CAA
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(274, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 53.21, -54.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 75.95, 314.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.1128 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.191 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3573, 8.4168, 38.8380)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CAA #62AA2C

analogous

#352CAA #742CAA #AA2CA1

triadic

#742CAA #AA742C #2CAA74

tetradic

#742CAA #AA352C #62AA2C #2CA1AA

square

#742CAA #AA352C #62AA2C #2CA1AA

split-complementary

#742CAA #A1AA2C #2CAA35

monochromatic

#321349 #531F79 #742CAA #9344CF #B075DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#742CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#742CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CAA

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CAA	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A4A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.191 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc4',
    500: '#742caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742caa;
$custom-light: #a16cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46206,
    "c": 0.19093,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CAA

secondary

#93C36F

accent

#E24689

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CAA

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

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