#742EBE#742EBE

#742EBE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.209 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742EBE
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 190)
HSL	hsl(269, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(269, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 75.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.71, 57.08, -63.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.71, 85.01, 312.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.02% 0.1066 -0.1799)
OKLCH	oklch(48.02% 0.209 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4714, 9.3846, 49.5961)
Luminance	0.0939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742EBE #78BE2E

analogous

#2E30BE #742EBE #BC2EBE

triadic

#742EBE #BE742E #2EBE74

tetradic

#742EBE #BE2E30 #78BE2E #2EBEBC

square

#742EBE #BE2E30 #78BE2E #2EBEBC

split-complementary

#742EBE #BEBC2E #30BE2E

monochromatic

#38165B #56228D #742EBE #9354D6 #B285E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#742EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#742EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742EBE

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742EBE	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#635474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.209 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36ed3',
    500: '#742ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ebe;
$custom-light: #a36ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.167,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48022,
    "c": 0.20915,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742EBE

secondary

#A5CB7D

accent

#E44496

background

#FAF6FD

surface

#F4ECFA

border

#CEC7D3

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742EBE

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

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