#742ECB#742ECB

#742ECB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.222 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742ECB
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 203)
HSL	hsl(267, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(267, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 77.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 60.22, -68.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 91.44, 311.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1032 -0.197)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.222 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9561, 9.9784, 57.4156)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742ECB #85CB2E

analogous

#2E36CB #742ECB #C32ECB

triadic

#742ECB #CB742E #2ECB74

tetradic

#742ECB #CB2E36 #85CB2E #2ECBC3

square

#742ECB #CB2E36 #85CB2E #2ECBC3

split-complementary

#742ECB #CBC32E #36CB2E

monochromatic

#3B1767 #572399 #742ECB #945CDA #B58EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#742ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#742ECB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742ECB

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742ECB	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D597C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.222 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a46fdc',
    500: '#742ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ecb;
$custom-light: #a46fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.752,
    "s": 63.052,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49121,
    "c": 0.22242,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742ECB

secondary

#AED085

accent

#E6429D

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #742ECB

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

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