#742ED7#742ED7

#742ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.235 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742ED7
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 215)
HSL	hsl(265, 68%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(265, 79%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 78.6%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 63.14, -74.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 97.31, 310.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0998 -0.2123)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.235 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4419, 10.5727, 65.2405)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742ED7 #91D72E

analogous

#2E3CD7 #742ED7 #C82ED7

triadic

#742ED7 #D7742E #2ED774

tetradic

#742ED7 #D72E3C #91D72E #2ED7C8

square

#742ED7 #D72E3C #91D72E #2ED7C8

split-complementary

#742ED7 #D7C82E #3CD72E

monochromatic

#3D1674 #5820A8 #742ED7 #9661E1 #B895EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#742ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#742ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742ED7

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742ED7	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.235 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56fe5',
    500: '#742ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742ed7;
$custom-light: #a56fe5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.852,
    "s": 67.871,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50171,
    "c": 0.2346,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742ED7

secondary

#B7D68B

accent

#EB3DA3

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFC

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #742ED7

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

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