#742CB8#742CB8

#742CB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.205 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB8
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 56.48, -60.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 82.93, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% 0.1098 -0.1732)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.205 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7528, 8.9750, 46.1879)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB8 #70B82C

analogous

#2E2CB8 #742CB8 #B82CB6

triadic

#742CB8 #B8742C #2CB874

tetradic

#742CB8 #B82E2C #70B82C #2CB6B8

square

#742CB8 #B82E2C #70B82C #2CB6B8

split-complementary

#742CB8 #B6B82C #2CB82E

monochromatic

#361455 #552087 #742CB8 #934DD4 #B17EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#742CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#742CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB8

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB8	1.00	7.51	2.79	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.205 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dce',
    500: '#742cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb8;
$custom-light: #a26dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.857,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47324,
    "c": 0.20512,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB8

secondary

#9FC977

accent

#E54392

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB8

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

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