#742DAE#742DAE

#742DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.194 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DAE
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(273, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.29, 53.71, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.29, 77.48, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.1111 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.194 305)
XYZ	xyz(15.7791, 8.6459, 40.8737)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DAE #67AE2D

analogous

#332DAE #742DAE #AE2DA7

triadic

#742DAE #AE742D #2DAE74

tetradic

#742DAE #AE332D #67AE2D #2DA7AE

square

#742DAE #AE332D #67AE2D #2DA7AE

split-complementary

#742DAE #A7AE2D #2DAE33

monochromatic

#33144D #54207D #742DAE #9348D0 #B079DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#742DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#742DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DAE

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DAE	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#694C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.194 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16dc7',
    500: '#742dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742dae;
$custom-light: #a16dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.023,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46625,
    "c": 0.19387,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.08646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DAE

secondary

#97C472

accent

#E2468C

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DAE

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

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