#742D97#742D97

#742D97 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.170 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742D97
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 151)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.61, 48.47, -44.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.61, 65.92, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.1146 -0.1261)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.17 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7257, 7.8245, 30.0594)
Luminance	0.0782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742D97 #50972D

analogous

#3F2D97 #742D97 #972D85

triadic

#742D97 #97742D #2D9774

tetradic

#742D97 #973F2D #50972D #2D8597

square

#742D97 #973F2D #50972D #2D8597

split-complementary

#742D97 #85972D #2D973F

monochromatic

#2C1139 #501F68 #742D97 #983CC5 #B16BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#742D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#742D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742D97

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742D97	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70435E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.170 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06cb6',
    500: '#742d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742d97;
$custom-light: #a06cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.189,
    "s": 54.082,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44902,
    "c": 0.17039,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742D97

secondary

#82BA66

accent

#DD4A7B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742D97

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

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