#742DCE#742DCE

#742DCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.226 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742DCE
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 206)
HSL	hsl(266, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(266, 78%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 78.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 61.34, -70.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 93.35, 311.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.1032 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.226 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2785, 10.0456, 59.3038)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742DCE #87CE2D

analogous

#2D36CE #742DCE #C52DCE

triadic

#742DCE #CE742D #2DCE74

tetradic

#742DCE #CE2D36 #87CE2D #2DCEC5

square

#742DCE #CE2D36 #87CE2D #2DCEC5

split-complementary

#742DCE #CEC52D #36CE2D

monochromatic

#3B176A #58229C #742DCE #955DDC #B68FE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#742DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#742DCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742DCE

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742DCE	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.226 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46ede',
    500: '#742dce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742dce;
$custom-light: #a46ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.46,
    "s": 64.143,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49284,
    "c": 0.2264,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742DCE

secondary

#B0D186

accent

#E7419E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742DCE

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

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