#742E96#742E96

#742E96 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.168 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E96
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 150)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 69.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.71, 47.79, -43.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.71, 64.91, 317.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% 0.1136 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.168 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6835, 7.8694, 29.6464)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#742E96 #50962E

analogous

#402E96 #742E96 #962E84

triadic

#742E96 #96742E #2E9674

tetradic

#742E96 #96402E #50962E #2E8496

square

#742E96 #96402E #50962E #2E8496

split-complementary

#742E96 #84962E #2E9640

monochromatic

#2C1138 #502067 #742E96 #983EC4 #B16CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#742E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#742E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E96

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E96	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70435E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.168 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6cb5',
    500: '#742e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e96;
$custom-light: #9f6cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.385,
    "s": 53.061,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44948,
    "c": 0.16805,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E96

secondary

#82B967

accent

#DC4B7B

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E96

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