#742E8D#742E8D

#742E8D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.159 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E8D
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 141)
HSL	hsl(284, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(284, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, 45.82, -39.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 60.40, 319.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% 0.1141 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.159 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9864, 7.5906, 25.9752)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E8D #478D2E

analogous

#452E8D #742E8D #8D2E77

triadic

#742E8D #8D742E #2E8D74

tetradic

#742E8D #8D452E #478D2E #2E778D

square

#742E8D #8D452E #478D2E #2E778D

split-complementary

#742E8D #778D2E #2E8D45

monochromatic

#281031 #4E1F5F #742E8D #9A3DBB #B368CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#742E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#742E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E8D

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E8D	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034A90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E508B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#724059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.159 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6caf',
    500: '#742e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e8d;
$custom-light: #9f6caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 50.802,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44331,
    "c": 0.15886,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E8D

secondary

#78B562

accent

#DA4E73

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3ECF4

border

#CDC7CE

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E8D

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