#742E8E#742E8E

#742E8E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.160 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E8E
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 142)
HSL	hsl(284, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.18, 46.04, -39.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.18, 60.90, 319.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.4% 0.1141 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(44.4% 0.16 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0612, 7.6205, 26.3688)
Luminance	0.0762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E8E #488E2E

analogous

#442E8E #742E8E #8E2E78

triadic

#742E8E #8E742E #2E8E74

tetradic

#742E8E #8E442E #488E2E #2E788E

square

#742E8E #8E442E #488E2E #2E788E

split-complementary

#742E8E #788E2E #2E8E44

monochromatic

#281032 #4E1F60 #742E8E #9A3DBC #B368CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#742E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#742E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E8E

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E8E	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D508C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72405A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.160 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6cb0',
    500: '#742e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e8e;
$custom-light: #9f6cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.75,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44398,
    "c": 0.15988,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E8E

secondary

#79B563

accent

#DB4D74

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F3ECF5

border

#CDC7CF

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E8E

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