#742CAE#742CAE
#742CAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.195 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #742CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 44, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.14, 54.13, -56.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.14, 77.95, 313.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.52% 0.112 -0.1596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.52% 0.195 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7414, 8.5705, 40.8612) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.92
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.33
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.37
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.63
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.91
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#742CAE #66AE2C
analogous
#332CAE #742CAE #AE2CA7
triadic
#742CAE #AE742C #2CAE74
tetradic
#742CAE #AE332C #66AE2C #2CA7AE
square
#742CAE #AE332C #66AE2C #2CA7AE
split-complementary
#742CAE #A7AE2C #2CAE33
monochromatic
#33134C #53207D #742CAE #9347D0 #B078DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#742CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#742CAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #742CAE
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##742CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##742CAE | 1.00 | 7.74 | 2.71 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#694C6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #742cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.195 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a16cc7',
500: '#742cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #742cae; $custom-light: #a16cc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#742cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 44,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.231,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46519,
"c": 0.19499,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.0857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#742CAE
secondary
#96C571
accent
#E3458B
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F4ECF8
border
#CEC7D1
text
#0F0713
muted
#7F7A82