#742EB7#742EB7

#742EB7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.202 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB7
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(271, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.15, 55.40, -59.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.15, 81.51, 312.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.1083 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.202 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7247, 9.0859, 45.6632)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB7 #71B72E

analogous

#302EB7 #742EB7 #B72EB5

triadic

#742EB7 #B7742E #2EB774

tetradic

#742EB7 #B7302E #71B72E #2EB5B7

square

#742EB7 #B7302E #71B72E #2EB5B7

split-complementary

#742EB7 #B5B72E #2EB730

monochromatic

#361555 #552286 #742EB7 #934FD3 #B180DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#742EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#742EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB7

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB7	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#665171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.202 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ece',
    500: '#742eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb7;
$custom-light: #a26ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.657,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47449,
    "c": 0.20197,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB7

secondary

#A0C879

accent

#E34592

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB7

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

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