#742CC9#742CC9

#742CC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.222 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742CC9
RGB	rgb(116, 44, 201)
HSL	hsl(268, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(268, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.3%, 78.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, 60.53, -68.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 91.33, 311.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1054 -0.1957)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.222 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6430, 9.7311, 56.1431)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742CC9 #81C92C

analogous

#2C32C9 #742CC9 #C22CC9

triadic

#742CC9 #C9742C #2CC974

tetradic

#742CC9 #C92C32 #81C92C #2CC9C2

square

#742CC9 #C92C32 #81C92C #2CC9C2

split-complementary

#742CC9 #C9C22C #32C92C

monochromatic

#3A1665 #572197 #742CC9 #9458DA #B48AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#742CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#742CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742CC9

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742CC9	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E577A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 44, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.222 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46edb',
    500: '#742cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742cc9;
$custom-light: #a46edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.516,
    "s": 64.082,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48755,
    "c": 0.22228,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742CC9

secondary

#ACCF82

accent

#E7419B

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4ECFB

border

#CEC7D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742CC9

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

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