#742FA5#742FA5

#742FA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.182 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FA5
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 165)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 71.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 50.74, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 71.97, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.1107 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.182 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0091, 8.4628, 36.4328)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FA5 #60A52F

analogous

#392FA5 #742FA5 #A52F9B

triadic

#742FA5 #A5742F #2FA574

tetradic

#742FA5 #A5392F #60A52F #2F9BA5

square

#742FA5 #A5392F #60A52F #2F9BA5

split-complementary

#742FA5 #9BA52F #2FA539

monochromatic

#311446 #532175 #742FA5 #9447CB #AF76D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#742FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#742FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FA5

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FA5	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0953A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.182 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06ec0',
    500: '#742fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fa5;
$custom-light: #a06ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.085,
    "s": 55.66,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46154,
    "c": 0.18224,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FA5

secondary

#91C070

accent

#DF4987

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F4ECF7

border

#CEC7D0

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FA5

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

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