#742E9C#742E9C

#742E9C is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.174 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E9C
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 156)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 49.13, -46.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 67.93, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.1129 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.174 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1790, 8.0676, 32.2563)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E9C #569C2E

analogous

#3D2E9C #742E9C #9C2E8D

triadic

#742E9C #9C742E #2E9C74

tetradic

#742E9C #9C3D2E #569C2E #2E8D9C

square

#742E9C #9C3D2E #569C2E #2E8D9C

split-complementary

#742E9C #8D9C2E #2E9C3D

monochromatic

#2E123D #51206D #742E9C #9640C7 #B070D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#742E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#742E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E9C

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E9C	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C519A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F4661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.174 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dba',
    500: '#742e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e9c;
$custom-light: #a06dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45376,
    "c": 0.1742,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E9C

secondary

#88BC6A

accent

#DE4A80

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E9C

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

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