#742FA8#742FA8

#742FA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.185 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FA8
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 168)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 72%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 51.43, -52.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 73.48, 314.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% 0.1102 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.185 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2853, 8.5733, 37.8878)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FA8 #63A82F

analogous

#382FA8 #742FA8 #A82FA0

triadic

#742FA8 #A8742F #2FA874

tetradic

#742FA8 #A8382F #63A82F #2FA0A8

square

#742FA8 #A8382F #63A82F #2FA0A8

split-complementary

#742FA8 #A0A82F #2FA838

monochromatic

#321448 #532278 #742FA8 #9348CC #B078D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#742FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#742FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FA8

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FA8	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.185 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16ec3',
    500: '#742fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fa8;
$custom-light: #a16ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.215,
    "s": 56.279,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4638,
    "c": 0.18535,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FA8

secondary

#94C171

accent

#E04889

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0712

muted

#7F7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FA8

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

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