#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
RGBrgb(116, 44, 201)
HSLhsl(268, 64%, 48%)
HSVhsv(268, 78%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(42.3%, 78.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(37.36, 60.53, -68.38)
CIE-LCHlch(37.36, 91.33, 311.51°)
OKLaboklab(48.76% 0.1054 -0.1957)
OKLCHoklch(48.76% 0.222 298.3)
XYZxyz(18.6430, 9.7311, 56.1431)
Luminance0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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
##742CC91.007.132.957.13
#FFFFFF7.131.0021.001.00
#0000002.9521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.131.0021.001.00

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

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#742CC9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva