#742EA1#742EA1

#742EA1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.179 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA1
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 161)
HSL	hsl(277, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 71.4%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 50.27, -49.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 70.45, 315.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.74% 0.1123 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(45.74% 0.179 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6112, 8.2405, 34.5322)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA1 #5BA12E

analogous

#3A2EA1 #742EA1 #A12E94

triadic

#742EA1 #A1742E #2EA174

tetradic

#742EA1 #A13A2E #5BA12E #2E94A1

square

#742EA1 #A13A2E #5BA12E #2E94A1

split-complementary

#742EA1 #94A12E #2EA13A

monochromatic

#2F1342 #522071 #742EA1 #9543C9 #B073D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#742EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#742EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA1

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA1	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13529F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.179 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dbe',
    500: '#742ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea1;
$custom-light: #a06dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45742,
    "c": 0.17934,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA1

secondary

#8CBE6C

accent

#DF4984

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA1

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

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