#742EB2#742EB2

#742EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.197 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB2
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 54.22, -57.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 79.01, 313.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% 0.1093 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.197 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2135, 8.8814, 42.9710)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB2 #6CB22E

analogous

#322EB2 #742EB2 #B22EAE

triadic

#742EB2 #B2742E #2EB274

tetradic

#742EB2 #B2322E #6CB22E #2EAEB2

square

#742EB2 #B2322E #6CB22E #2EAEB2

split-complementary

#742EB2 #AEB22E #2EB232

monochromatic

#351551 #542181 #742EB2 #934CD1 #B07DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#742EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#742EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB2

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB2	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#684F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.197 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26eca',
    500: '#742eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb2;
$custom-light: #a26eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.818,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47048,
    "c": 0.19684,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB2

secondary

#9BC676

accent

#E2468F

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#100713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB2

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

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