#742E97#742E97

#742E97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.169 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E97
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 151)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 69.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.78, 48.01, -44.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.78, 65.41, 317.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.1135 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.169 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7644, 7.9017, 30.0723)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E97 #51972E

analogous

#3F2E97 #742E97 #972E85

triadic

#742E97 #97742E #2E9774

tetradic

#742E97 #973F2E #51972E #2E8597

square

#742E97 #973F2E #51972E #2E8597

split-complementary

#742E97 #85972E #2E973F

monochromatic

#2C1139 #502068 #742E97 #973EC4 #B16DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#742E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#742E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E97

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E97	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70445F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.169 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06cb6',
    500: '#742e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e97;
$custom-light: #a06cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45018,
    "c": 0.16907,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E97

secondary

#83BA67

accent

#DD4B7C

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E97

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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