#742DC9#742DC9

#742DC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.221 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DC9
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 201)
HSL	hsl(267, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(267, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 60.13, -68.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 90.89, 311.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% 0.1046 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.221 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6807, 9.8065, 56.1556)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DC9 #82C92D

analogous

#2D34C9 #742DC9 #C22DC9

triadic

#742DC9 #C9742D #2DC974

tetradic

#742DC9 #C92D34 #82C92D #2DC9C2

square

#742DC9 #C92D34 #82C92D #2DC9C2

split-complementary

#742DC9 #C9C22D #34C92D

monochromatic

#3A1765 #572297 #742DC9 #9459DA #B48BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#742DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#742DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DC9

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DC9	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E587B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.221 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46edb',
    500: '#742dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742dc9;
$custom-light: #a46edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.308,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48851,
    "c": 0.22134,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DC9

secondary

#ACCF83

accent

#E6419B

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4ECFB

border

#CEC7D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DC9

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

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