#742FA6#742FA6

#742FA6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.183 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FA6
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 166)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.00, 50.97, -51.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.00, 72.47, 314.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.1105 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.183 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1004, 8.4994, 36.9140)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FA6 #61A62F

analogous

#392FA6 #742FA6 #A62F9D

triadic

#742FA6 #A6742F #2FA674

tetradic

#742FA6 #A6392F #61A62F #2F9DA6

square

#742FA6 #A6392F #61A62F #2F9DA6

split-complementary

#742FA6 #9DA62F #2FA639

monochromatic

#311447 #532176 #742FA6 #9447CB #AF77D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#742FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#742FA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FA6

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FA6	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0653A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C4A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.183 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06ec1',
    500: '#742fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fa6;
$custom-light: #a06ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.79,
    "s": 55.869,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46229,
    "c": 0.18327,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FA6

secondary

#92C170

accent

#DF4988

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FA6

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

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