#742EA5#742EA5

#742EA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.183 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA5
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 51.18, -51.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 72.47, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% 0.1117 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.183 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9696, 8.3838, 36.4196)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA5 #5FA52E

analogous

#392EA5 #742EA5 #A52E9B

triadic

#742EA5 #A5742E #2EA574

tetradic

#742EA5 #A5392E #5FA52E #2E9BA5

square

#742EA5 #A5392E #5FA52E #2E9BA5

split-complementary

#742EA5 #9BA52E #2EA539

monochromatic

#311345 #522175 #742EA5 #9445CB #AF75D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#742EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#742EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA5

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA5	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0652A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4966

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.183 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06dc0',
    500: '#742ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea5;
$custom-light: #a06dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46041,
    "c": 0.18346,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA5

secondary

#90C06F

accent

#E04887

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA5

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

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