#742EB5#742EB5

#742EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.200 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB5
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.9%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 54.93, -58.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 80.51, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.1087 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.2 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5180, 9.0032, 44.5747)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB5 #6FB52E

analogous

#312EB5 #742EB5 #B52EB3

triadic

#742EB5 #B5742E #2EB574

tetradic

#742EB5 #B5312E #6FB52E #2EB3B5

square

#742EB5 #B5312E #6FB52E #2EB3B5

split-complementary

#742EB5 #B3B52E #2EB531

monochromatic

#351553 #552284 #742EB5 #934ED2 #B07FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#742EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#742EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB5

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB5	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#67506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.200 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ecc',
    500: '#742eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb5;
$custom-light: #a26ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.111,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47288,
    "c": 0.19992,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB5

secondary

#9EC778

accent

#E34591

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB5

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

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