#742CB5#742CB5

#742CB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.202 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB5
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.70, 55.77, -59.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.70, 81.44, 313.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.08% 0.1105 -0.1692)
OKLCH	oklch(47.08% 0.202 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4417, 8.8506, 44.5492)
Luminance	0.0885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB5 #6DB52C

analogous

#302CB5 #742CB5 #B52CB2

triadic

#742CB5 #B5742C #2CB574

tetradic

#742CB5 #B5302C #6DB52C #2CB2B5

square

#742CB5 #B5302C #6DB52C #2CB2B5

split-complementary

#742CB5 #B2B52C #2CB530

monochromatic

#351453 #542084 #742CB5 #934BD3 #B07CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#742CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#742CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB5

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB5	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.202 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcc',
    500: '#742cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb5;
$custom-light: #a26dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.533,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4708,
    "c": 0.20208,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB5

secondary

#9CC875

accent

#E44490

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB5

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

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