#742E8B#742E8B

#742E8B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.157 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E8B
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 139)
HSL	hsl(285, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 66.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 45.39, -38.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 59.41, 319.82°)
OKLab	oklab(44.2% 0.1142 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(44.2% 0.157 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8390, 7.5316, 25.1985)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E8B #458B2E

analogous

#462E8B #742E8B #8B2E74

triadic

#742E8B #8B742E #2E8B74

tetradic

#742E8B #8B462E #458B2E #2E748B

square

#742E8B #8B462E #458B2E #2E748B

split-complementary

#742E8B #748B2E #2E8B46

monochromatic

#27102F #4E1F5D #742E8B #9A3DB9 #B367CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#742E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#742E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E8B

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E8B	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#08498E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#733F58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.157 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6cad',
    500: '#742e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e8b;
$custom-light: #9f6cad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.161,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44198,
    "c": 0.15684,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E8B

secondary

#76B361

accent

#DA4E71

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3ECF4

border

#CDC7CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

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