#742EA8#742EA8

#742EA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.187 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EA8
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 168)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 72.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 51.88, -52.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 73.98, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1112 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.187 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2458, 8.4943, 37.8746)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EA8 #62A82E

analogous

#372EA8 #742EA8 #A82E9F

triadic

#742EA8 #A8742E #2EA874

tetradic

#742EA8 #A8372E #62A82E #2E9FA8

square

#742EA8 #A8372E #62A82E #2E9FA8

split-complementary

#742EA8 #9FA82E #2EA837

monochromatic

#321448 #532178 #742EA8 #9347CD #B077DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#742EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#742EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EA8

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EA8	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.187 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16dc3',
    500: '#742ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ea8;
$custom-light: #a16dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.426,
    "s": 57.009,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46268,
    "c": 0.18655,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EA8

secondary

#93C270

accent

#E04889

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EA8

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

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