#742E7A#742E7A
#742E7A is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.140 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #742E7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 46, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 45%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 62%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.97, 41.89, -29.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.97, 51.16, 324.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.14% 0.1139 -0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.14% 0.14 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6920, 7.0728, 19.1579) |
| Luminance | 0.0707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 3.65
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.41
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.11
Grape
#6C3461
ΔE00 6.60
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.64
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#742E7A #347A2E
analogous
#4E2E7A #742E7A #7A2E5A
triadic
#742E7A #7A742E #2E7A74
tetradic
#742E7A #7A4E2E #347A2E #2E5A7A
square
#742E7A #7A4E2E #347A2E #2E5A7A
split-complementary
#742E7A #5A7A2E #2E7A4E
monochromatic
#1F0C21 #4A1D4E #742E7A #9E3FA6 #BB60C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#742E7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#742E7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #742E7A
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##742E7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##742E7A | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#21467C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B4E78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76394F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #742e7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.140 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e6ba1',
500: '#742e7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #742e7a; $custom-light: #9e6ba1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#742e7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 46,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.263,
"s": 45.238,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43135,
"c": 0.13997,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.07072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#742E7A
secondary
#61AA5A
accent
#D5535D
background
#FAF6F9
surface
#F3EBF2
border
#CDC6CC
text
#0F070F
muted
#7F7A7E