#742CB7#742CB7

#742CB7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.204 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB7
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 183)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 76%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 56.24, -60.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 82.44, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.24% 0.1101 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(47.24% 0.204 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.6483, 8.9332, 45.6378)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB7 #6FB72C

analogous

#2F2CB7 #742CB7 #B72CB5

triadic

#742CB7 #B7742C #2CB774

tetradic

#742CB7 #B72F2C #6FB72C #2CB5B7

square

#742CB7 #B72F2C #6FB72C #2CB5B7

split-complementary

#742CB7 #B5B72C #2CB72F

monochromatic

#351454 #552086 #742CB7 #934CD4 #B07EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#742CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#742CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB7

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB7	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.204 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dce',
    500: '#742cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb7;
$custom-light: #a26dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.079,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47242,
    "c": 0.20411,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB7

secondary

#9EC876

accent

#E44391

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB7

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

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