#742DB7#742DB7

#742DB7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.203 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DB7
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 183)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 75.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 55.83, -60.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 81.98, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.1092 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.203 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6861, 9.0086, 45.6503)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DB7 #70B72D

analogous

#2F2DB7 #742DB7 #B72DB5

triadic

#742DB7 #B7742D #2DB774

tetradic

#742DB7 #B72F2D #70B72D #2DB5B7

square

#742DB7 #B72F2D #70B72D #2DB5B7

split-complementary

#742DB7 #B5B72D #2DB72F

monochromatic

#361555 #552186 #742DB7 #934ED3 #B17FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#742DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#742DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DB7

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DB7	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.203 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dce',
    500: '#742db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742db7;
$custom-light: #a26dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.87,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47345,
    "c": 0.20305,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DB7

secondary

#9FC878

accent

#E44492

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DB7

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

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