#742E8A#742E8A

#742E8A is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.156 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E8A
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 138)
HSL	hsl(286, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(286, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 45.18, -37.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 58.92, 320.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.13% 0.1142 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(44.13% 0.156 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7662, 7.5025, 24.8155)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E8A #448A2E

analogous

#462E8A #742E8A #8A2E72

triadic

#742E8A #8A742E #2E8A74

tetradic

#742E8A #8A462E #448A2E #2E728A

square

#742E8A #8A462E #448A2E #2E728A

split-complementary

#742E8A #728A2E #2E8A46

monochromatic

#270F2E #4D1F5C #742E8A #9B3DB8 #B466CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#742E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#742E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E8A

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E8A	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B498D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305088

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#733F58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.156 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6cad',
    500: '#742e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e8a;
$custom-light: #9f6cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.652,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44132,
    "c": 0.15582,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E8A

secondary

#75B361

accent

#DA4E70

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3ECF4

border

#CDC7CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E8A

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