#742EA2#742EA2

#742EA2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.180 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA2
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 50.49, -49.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 70.95, 315.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.1122 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.18 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6997, 8.2759, 34.9984)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA2 #5CA22E

analogous

#3A2EA2 #742EA2 #A22E96

triadic

#742EA2 #A2742E #2EA274

tetradic

#742EA2 #A23A2E #5CA22E #2E96A2

square

#742EA2 #A23A2E #5CA22E #2E96A2

split-complementary

#742EA2 #96A22E #2EA23A

monochromatic

#301343 #522072 #742EA2 #9443CA #B073D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#742EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#742EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA2

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA2	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1052A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.180 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dbe',
    500: '#742ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea2;
$custom-light: #a06dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.207,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45816,
    "c": 0.18037,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA2

secondary

#8DBF6D

accent

#DF4984

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA2

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

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