#742DB8#742DB8

#742DB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.204 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DB8
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(271, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 56.06, -60.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 82.48, 312.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.43% 0.1089 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(47.43% 0.204 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.7905, 9.0504, 46.2004)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DB8 #71B82D

analogous

#2E2DB8 #742DB8 #B82DB7

triadic

#742DB8 #B8742D #2DB874

tetradic

#742DB8 #B82E2D #71B82D #2DB7B8

square

#742DB8 #B82E2D #71B82D #2DB7B8

split-complementary

#742DB8 #B7B82D #2DB82E

monochromatic

#361556 #552187 #742DB8 #934ED4 #B180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#742DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#742DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DB8

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DB8	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.204 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dce',
    500: '#742db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742db8;
$custom-light: #a26dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.647,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47426,
    "c": 0.20407,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DB8

secondary

#A0C978

accent

#E44492

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100714

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DB8

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

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