#742EB3#742EB3

#742EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.198 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB3
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 54.45, -57.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 79.51, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.1091 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.198 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3142, 8.9217, 43.5017)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB3 #6DB32E

analogous

#322EB3 #742EB3 #B32EB0

triadic

#742EB3 #B3742E #2EB374

tetradic

#742EB3 #B3322E #6DB32E #2EB0B3

square

#742EB3 #B3322E #6DB32E #2EB0B3

split-complementary

#742EB3 #B0B32E #2EB332

monochromatic

#351552 #542182 #742EB3 #934DD1 #B07EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#742EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#742EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB3

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB3	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#674F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.198 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ecb',
    500: '#742eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb3;
$custom-light: #a26ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47128,
    "c": 0.19787,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB3

secondary

#9CC676

accent

#E24690

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB3

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

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