#742CB2#742CB2

#742CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.199 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB2
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 55.07, -57.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 79.94, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.1112 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.199 304)
XYZ	xyz(16.1372, 8.7288, 42.9455)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB2 #6AB22C

analogous

#312CB2 #742CB2 #B22CAD

triadic

#742CB2 #B2742C #2CB274

tetradic

#742CB2 #B2312C #6AB22C #2CADB2

square

#742CB2 #B2312C #6AB22C #2CADB2

split-complementary

#742CB2 #ADB22C #2CB231

monochromatic

#341450 #542081 #742CB2 #9349D2 #B07ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#742CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#742CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB2

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB2	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#684E6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.199 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dca',
    500: '#742cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb2;
$custom-light: #a26dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.239,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46838,
    "c": 0.19905,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.08729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB2

secondary

#9AC673

accent

#E4448E

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB2

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

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