#742E9B#742E9B

#742E9B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.173 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E9B
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 155)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 70.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 48.91, -46.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 67.42, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% 0.113 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.173 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0947, 8.0339, 31.8122)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E9B #559B2E

analogous

#3E2E9B #742E9B #9B2E8C

triadic

#742E9B #9B742E #2E9B74

tetradic

#742E9B #9B3E2E #559B2E #2E8C9B

square

#742E9B #9B3E2E #559B2E #2E8C9B

split-complementary

#742E9B #8C9B2E #2E9B3E

monochromatic

#2D123D #51206C #742E9B #9640C6 #B06FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#742E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#742E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E9B

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E9B	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F4561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.173 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06db9',
    500: '#742e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e9b;
$custom-light: #a06db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.532,
    "s": 54.229,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45303,
    "c": 0.17317,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E9B

secondary

#87BC69

accent

#DE4A7F

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0711

muted

#7F7A80

Preview Lab

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