#742E9E#742E9E

#742E9E is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.176 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E9E
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 158)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(278, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.26, 49.58, -47.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.26, 68.93, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.1127 -0.1355)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.176 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3498, 8.1359, 33.1556)
Luminance	0.0814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E9E #589E2E

analogous

#3C2E9E #742E9E #9E2E90

triadic

#742E9E #9E742E #2E9E74

tetradic

#742E9E #9E3C2E #589E2E #2E909E

square

#742E9E #9E3C2E #589E2E #2E909E

split-complementary

#742E9E #909E2E #2E9E3C

monochromatic

#2E123F #51206F #742E9E #9541C8 #B071D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#742E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#742E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E9E

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E9E	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19529C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E4763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.176 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dbb',
    500: '#742e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e9e;
$custom-light: #a06dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45521,
    "c": 0.17626,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E9E

secondary

#8ABD6B

accent

#DE4A81

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E9E

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

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