#742EB6#742EB6

#742EB6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.201 H 302.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB6
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 182)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.07, 55.16, -59.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.07, 81.01, 312.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% 0.1085 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.201 302.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6209, 9.0444, 45.1170)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB6 #70B62E

analogous

#302EB6 #742EB6 #B62EB4

triadic

#742EB6 #B6742E #2EB674

tetradic

#742EB6 #B6302E #70B62E #2EB4B6

square

#742EB6 #B6302E #70B62E #2EB4B6

split-complementary

#742EB6 #B4B62E #2EB630

monochromatic

#361554 #552285 #742EB6 #934FD2 #B180DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#742EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#742EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB6

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB6	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.201 302.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ecd',
    500: '#742eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb6;
$custom-light: #a26ecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.882,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47368,
    "c": 0.20095,
    "h": 302.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB6

secondary

#9FC878

accent

#E34592

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB6

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

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