#742E9D#742E9D

#742E9D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.175 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E9D
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, 49.36, -47.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 68.43, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.1128 -0.1341)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.175 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2641, 8.1016, 32.7041)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E9D #579D2E

analogous

#3D2E9D #742E9D #9D2E8F

triadic

#742E9D #9D742E #2E9D74

tetradic

#742E9D #9D3D2E #579D2E #2E8F9D

square

#742E9D #9D3D2E #579D2E #2E8F9D

split-complementary

#742E9D #8F9D2E #2E9D3D

monochromatic

#2E123E #51206E #742E9D #9641C7 #B070D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#742E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#742E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E9D

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E9D	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B519B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E4662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.175 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dbb',
    500: '#742e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e9d;
$custom-light: #a06dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.838,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45448,
    "c": 0.17523,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E9D

secondary

#89BD6A

accent

#DE4A81

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E9D

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

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