#742E98#742E98

#742E98 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.170 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E98
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 152)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, 48.23, -44.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 65.91, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.09% 0.1134 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(45.09% 0.17 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8459, 7.9344, 30.5018)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E98 #52982E

analogous

#3F2E98 #742E98 #982E87

triadic

#742E98 #98742E #2E9874

tetradic

#742E98 #983F2E #52982E #2E8798

square

#742E98 #983F2E #52982E #2E8798

split-complementary

#742E98 #87982E #2E983F

monochromatic

#2C123A #502069 #742E98 #973EC5 #B06DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#742E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#742E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E98

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E98	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70445F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.170 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06db7',
    500: '#742e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e98;
$custom-light: #a06db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.623,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45089,
    "c": 0.1701,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E98

secondary

#84BA68

accent

#DD4B7C

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E98

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

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