#742EB9#742EB9

#742EB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.204 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EB9
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(270, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.31, 55.88, -60.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.31, 82.51, 312.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.61% 0.1078 -0.1732)
OKLCH	oklch(47.61% 0.204 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.9343, 9.1697, 46.7673)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EB9 #73B92E

analogous

#2F2EB9 #742EB9 #B92EB8

triadic

#742EB9 #B9742E #2EB974

tetradic

#742EB9 #B92F2E #73B92E #2EB8B9

square

#742EB9 #B92F2E #73B92E #2EB8B9

split-complementary

#742EB9 #B8B92E #2EB92F

monochromatic

#371657 #552288 #742EB9 #9351D4 #B182E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#742EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#742EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EB9

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EB9	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.204 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ecf',
    500: '#742eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742eb9;
$custom-light: #a26ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.216,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47611,
    "c": 0.20403,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EB9

secondary

#A1C97A

accent

#E34493

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EB9

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

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