#742EBD#742EBD

#742EBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.208 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EBD
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(269, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(269, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 56.84, -62.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 84.51, 312.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.94% 0.1069 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(47.94% 0.208 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3625, 9.3410, 49.0225)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EBD #77BD2E

analogous

#2E2FBD #742EBD #BB2EBD

triadic

#742EBD #BD742E #2EBD74

tetradic

#742EBD #BD2E2F #77BD2E #2EBDBB

square

#742EBD #BD2E2F #77BD2E #2EBDBB

split-complementary

#742EBD #BDBB2E #2FBD2E

monochromatic

#38165B #56228C #742EBD #9353D5 #B284E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#742EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#742EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EBD

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EBD	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#645374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.208 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36ed2',
    500: '#742ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ebd;
$custom-light: #a36ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.371,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47939,
    "c": 0.20812,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EBD

secondary

#A4CA7C

accent

#E44496

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4ECFA

border

#CEC7D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EBD

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

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