#742CB3#742CB3

#742CB3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.200 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB3
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 55.30, -58.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 80.44, 313.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.92% 0.111 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(46.92% 0.2 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2379, 8.7691, 43.4762)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB3 #6BB32C

analogous

#302CB3 #742CB3 #B32CAE

triadic

#742CB3 #B3742C #2CB374

tetradic

#742CB3 #B3302C #6BB32C #2CAEB3

square

#742CB3 #B3302C #6BB32C #2CAEB3

split-complementary

#742CB3 #AEB32C #2CB330

monochromatic

#341451 #542082 #742CB3 #934AD2 #B07BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#742CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#742CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB3

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB3	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.200 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcb',
    500: '#742cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb3;
$custom-light: #a26dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46918,
    "c": 0.20006,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB3

secondary

#9BC774

accent

#E4448F

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB3

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

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