#742CB6#742CB6

#742CB6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.203 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB6
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(271, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 56.01, -59.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 81.94, 313.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.1103 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.203 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5446, 8.8918, 45.0916)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB6 #6EB62C

analogous

#2F2CB6 #742CB6 #B62CB3

triadic

#742CB6 #B6742C #2CB674

tetradic

#742CB6 #B62F2C #6EB62C #2CB3B6

square

#742CB6 #B62F2C #6EB62C #2CB3B6

split-complementary

#742CB6 #B3B62C #2CB62F

monochromatic

#351453 #552085 #742CB6 #934CD4 #B07DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#742CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#742CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB6

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB6	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#664F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.203 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcd',
    500: '#742cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb6;
$custom-light: #a26dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.304,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47161,
    "c": 0.2031,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB6

secondary

#9DC876

accent

#E44490

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB6

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

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