#742E9F#742E9F

#742E9F is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.177 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E9F
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 159)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 71.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 49.81, -48.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 69.44, 315.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.1126 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.177 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4362, 8.1705, 33.6107)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E9F #599F2E

analogous

#3B2E9F #742E9F #9F2E92

triadic

#742E9F #9F742E #2E9F74

tetradic

#742E9F #9F3B2E #599F2E #2E929F

square

#742E9F #9F3B2E #599F2E #2E929F

split-complementary

#742E9F #929F2E #2E9F3B

monochromatic

#2F1340 #512070 #742E9F #9542C8 #B071D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#742E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#742E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E9F

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E9F	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17529D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E4763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.177 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dbc',
    500: '#742e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e9f;
$custom-light: #a06dbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.168,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45594,
    "c": 0.17729,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E9F

secondary

#8BBE6B

accent

#DE4982

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF6

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E9F

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

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