#742CAF#742CAF

#742CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.196 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CAF
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(273, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 54.37, -56.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 78.45, 313.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.1118 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.196 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8392, 8.6096, 41.3765)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CAF #67AF2C

analogous

#322CAF #742CAF #AF2CA8

triadic

#742CAF #AF742C #2CAF74

tetradic

#742CAF #AF322C #67AF2C #2CA8AF

square

#742CAF #AF322C #67AF2C #2CA8AF

split-complementary

#742CAF #A8AF2C #2CAF32

monochromatic

#33134D #54207E #742CAF #9347D1 #B078DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#742CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#742CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CAF

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CAF	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#694C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.196 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16cc8',
    500: '#742caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742caf;
$custom-light: #a16cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.977,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46598,
    "c": 0.196,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CAF

secondary

#97C572

accent

#E3458C

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CAF

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

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