#742EA6#742EA6

#742EA6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.184 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA6
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 166)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 72.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 51.41, -51.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 72.97, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.1115 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.185 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0609, 8.4204, 36.9009)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA6 #60A62E

analogous

#382EA6 #742EA6 #A62E9C

triadic

#742EA6 #A6742E #2EA674

tetradic

#742EA6 #A6382E #60A62E #2E9CA6

square

#742EA6 #A6382E #60A62E #2E9CA6

split-complementary

#742EA6 #9CA62E #2EA638

monochromatic

#311346 #532176 #742EA6 #9446CC #AF76D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#742EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#742EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA6

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA6	1.00	7.82	2.68	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0252A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.184 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16dc1',
    500: '#742ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea6;
$custom-light: #a16dc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 56.604,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46116,
    "c": 0.1845,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA6

secondary

#91C16F

accent

#E04887

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA6

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

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