#742EB8#742EB8

#742EB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.203 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB8
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(270, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, 55.64, -60.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 82.01, 312.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.108 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.203 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8291, 9.1276, 46.2133)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB8 #72B82E

analogous

#2F2EB8 #742EB8 #B82EB7

triadic

#742EB8 #B8742E #2EB874

tetradic

#742EB8 #B82F2E #72B82E #2EB7B8

square

#742EB8 #B82F2E #72B82E #2EB7B8

split-complementary

#742EB8 #B7B82E #2EB82F

monochromatic

#361656 #552287 #742EB8 #9350D3 #B181DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#742EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#742EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB8

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB8	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.203 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ece',
    500: '#742eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb8;
$custom-light: #a26ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.435,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4753,
    "c": 0.203,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB8

secondary

#A0C879

accent

#E34593

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB8

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

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