#742DB9#742DB9

#742DB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.205 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DB9
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(270, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 56.30, -60.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 82.98, 312.73°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.1087 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.205 302)
XYZ	xyz(16.8957, 9.0925, 46.7544)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DB9 #72B92D

analogous

#2E2DB9 #742DB9 #B92DB8

triadic

#742DB9 #B9742D #2DB974

tetradic

#742DB9 #B92E2D #72B92D #2DB8B9

square

#742DB9 #B92E2D #72B92D #2DB8B9

split-complementary

#742DB9 #B8B92D #2DB92E

monochromatic

#361557 #552188 #742DB9 #934FD4 #B180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#742DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#742DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DB9

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DB9	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.205 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26dcf',
    500: '#742db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742db9;
$custom-light: #a26dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.429,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47508,
    "c": 0.20509,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.09093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DB9

secondary

#A0C979

accent

#E44493

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DB9

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

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