#742EA4#742EA4

#742EA4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.182 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA4
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 164)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 72%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, 50.95, -50.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 71.96, 315.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.1119 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.182 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8789, 8.3475, 35.9422)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA4 #5EA42E

analogous

#392EA4 #742EA4 #A42E99

triadic

#742EA4 #A4742E #2EA474

tetradic

#742EA4 #A4392E #5EA42E #2E99A4

square

#742EA4 #A4392E #5EA42E #2E99A4

split-complementary

#742EA4 #99A42E #2EA439

monochromatic

#301344 #522174 #742EA4 #9445CB #B074D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#742EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#742EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA4

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA4	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A52A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4966

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.182 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dc0',
    500: '#742ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea4;
$custom-light: #a06dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.593,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45965,
    "c": 0.18243,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA4

secondary

#8FC06E

accent

#DF4886

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA4

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

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