#742E8F#742E8F

#742E8F is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.161 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E8F
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 143)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.24, 46.25, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.24, 61.40, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(44.47% 0.114 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(44.47% 0.161 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1366, 7.6506, 26.7660)
Luminance	0.0765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E8F #498F2E

analogous

#442E8F #742E8F #8F2E7A

triadic

#742E8F #8F742E #2E8F74

tetradic

#742E8F #8F442E #498F2E #2E7A8F

square

#742E8F #8F442E #498F2E #2E7A8F

split-complementary

#742E8F #7A8F2E #2E8F44

monochromatic

#291032 #4E1F61 #742E8F #9A3DBD #B269CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#742E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#742E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E8F

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E8F	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C508D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72415A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.161 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6cb0',
    500: '#742e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e8f;
$custom-light: #9f6cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.299,
    "s": 51.323,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44465,
    "c": 0.1609,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E8F

secondary

#7AB663

accent

#DB4D74

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4ECF5

border

#CEC7CF

text

#0F0710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E8F

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