#742DC6#742DC6

#742DC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.218 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DC6
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 198)
HSL	hsl(268, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(268, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 77.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 59.41, -66.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 89.42, 311.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% 0.1054 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.218 298.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3313, 9.6667, 54.3152)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DC6 #7FC62D

analogous

#2D33C6 #742DC6 #C02DC6

triadic

#742DC6 #C6742D #2DC674

tetradic

#742DC6 #C62D33 #7FC62D #2DC6C0

square

#742DC6 #C62D33 #7FC62D #2DC6C0

split-complementary

#742DC6 #C6C02D #33C62D

monochromatic

#3A1662 #572294 #742DC6 #9357D9 #B389E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#742DC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#742DC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DC6

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DC6	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742dc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.218 298.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36ed8',
    500: '#742dc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742dc6;
$custom-light: #a36ed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742dc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.843,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48594,
    "c": 0.2183,
    "h": 298.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DC6

secondary

#AACE81

accent

#E6429A

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4ECFB

border

#CEC7D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DC6

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

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