#742DB5#742DB5

#742DB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.201 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DB5
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.84, 55.35, -59.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.84, 80.98, 313.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.1096 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.201 303)
XYZ	xyz(16.4794, 8.9260, 44.5618)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DB5 #6EB52D

analogous

#302DB5 #742DB5 #B52DB2

triadic

#742DB5 #B5742D #2DB574

tetradic

#742DB5 #B5302D #6EB52D #2DB2B5

square

#742DB5 #B5302D #6EB52D #2DB2B5

split-complementary

#742DB5 #B2B52D #2DB530

monochromatic

#351553 #552184 #742DB5 #934DD3 #B07EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#742DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#742DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DB5

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DB5	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.201 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcc',
    500: '#742db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742db5;
$custom-light: #a26dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.324,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47183,
    "c": 0.20101,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.08926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DB5

secondary

#9DC776

accent

#E34490

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DB5

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

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