#742DAD#742DAD

#742DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.193 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DAD
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(273, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 53.48, -55.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 76.97, 314.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.1113 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.193 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6820, 8.6070, 40.3622)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DAD #66AD2D

analogous

#342DAD #742DAD #AD2DA6

triadic

#742DAD #AD742D #2DAD74

tetradic

#742DAD #AD342D #66AD2D #2DA6AD

square

#742DAD #AD342D #66AD2D #2DA6AD

split-complementary

#742DAD #A6AD2D #2DAD34

monochromatic

#33144C #53207C #742DAD #9348CF #B078DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#742DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#742DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DAD

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DAD	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#694C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.193 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16dc6',
    500: '#742dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742dad;
$custom-light: #a16dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.281,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46546,
    "c": 0.19285,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DAD

secondary

#96C472

accent

#E2468B

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DAD

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

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