#742CB9#742CB9

#742CB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.206 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CB9
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(271, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 56.71, -61.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 83.43, 312.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% 0.1096 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.206 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8580, 9.0171, 46.7419)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CB9 #71B92C

analogous

#2D2CB9 #742CB9 #B92CB8

triadic

#742CB9 #B9742C #2CB974

tetradic

#742CB9 #B92D2C #71B92C #2CB8B9

square

#742CB9 #B92D2C #71B92C #2CB8B9

split-complementary

#742CB9 #B8B92C #2CB92D

monochromatic

#361456 #552088 #742CB9 #934DD5 #B17FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#742CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#742CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CB9

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CB9	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.206 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcf',
    500: '#742cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cb9;
$custom-light: #a26dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.638,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47406,
    "c": 0.20613,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CB9

secondary

#A0C978

accent

#E54392

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CB9

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

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