#742EA3#742EA3

#742EA3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.181 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA3
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 163)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 50.72, -50.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 71.46, 315.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.112 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.181 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7889, 8.3116, 35.4684)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA3 #5DA32E

analogous

#392EA3 #742EA3 #A32E97

triadic

#742EA3 #A3742E #2EA374

tetradic

#742EA3 #A3392E #5DA32E #2E97A3

square

#742EA3 #A3392E #5DA32E #2E97A3

split-complementary

#742EA3 #97A32E #2EA339

monochromatic

#301344 #522173 #742EA3 #9444CA #B074D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#742EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#742EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA3

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA3	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D52A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D4965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.181 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dbf',
    500: '#742ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea3;
$custom-light: #a06dbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.897,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45891,
    "c": 0.1814,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA3

secondary

#8EBF6D

accent

#DF4985

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA3

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

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