#742FA7#742FA7

#742FA7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.184 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FA7
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 167)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.08, 51.20, -52.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.08, 72.98, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.1104 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.184 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1925, 8.5362, 37.3990)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FA7 #62A72F

analogous

#382FA7 #742FA7 #A72F9E

triadic

#742FA7 #A7742F #2FA774

tetradic

#742FA7 #A7382F #62A72F #2F9EA7

square

#742FA7 #A7382F #62A72F #2F9EA7

split-complementary

#742FA7 #9EA72F #2FA738

monochromatic

#321447 #532277 #742FA7 #9348CB #B078D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#742FA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#742FA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FA7

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FA7	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0253A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.184 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16ec2',
    500: '#742fa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fa7;
$custom-light: #a16ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.5,
    "s": 56.075,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46305,
    "c": 0.18431,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FA7

secondary

#93C171

accent

#DF4889

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FA7

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

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