#742E9A#742E9A

#742E9A is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.172 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E9A
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 154)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.98, 48.68, -45.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.98, 66.92, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.1132 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.172 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0111, 8.0004, 31.3717)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E9A #549A2E

analogous

#3E2E9A #742E9A #9A2E8A

triadic

#742E9A #9A742E #2E9A74

tetradic

#742E9A #9A3E2E #549A2E #2E8A9A

square

#742E9A #9A3E2E #549A2E #2E8A9A

split-complementary

#742E9A #8A9A2E #2E9A3E

monochromatic

#2D123C #51206B #742E9A #973FC6 #B06FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#742E9A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#742E9A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E9A

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E9A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E9A	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F4560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e9a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.172 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06db8',
    500: '#742e9a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e9a;
$custom-light: #a06db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e9a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.889,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45232,
    "c": 0.17215,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E9A

secondary

#86BB69

accent

#DD4A7E

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E9A

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