#742FA9#742FA9

#742FA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.186 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FA9
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 169)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 72.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 51.66, -52.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 73.99, 314.29°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.11 -0.1504)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.186 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3788, 8.6108, 38.3803)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FA9 #64A92F

analogous

#372FA9 #742FA9 #A92FA1

triadic

#742FA9 #A9742F #2FA974

tetradic

#742FA9 #A9372F #64A92F #2FA1A9

square

#742FA9 #A9372F #64A92F #2FA1A9

split-complementary

#742FA9 #A1A92F #2FA937

monochromatic

#321449 #532279 #742FA9 #9349CC #B079DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#742FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#742FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FA9

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FA9	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B4C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.186 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16ec3',
    500: '#742fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fa9;
$custom-light: #a16ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.934,
    "s": 56.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46457,
    "c": 0.18638,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FA9

secondary

#95C272

accent

#E0488A

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF8

border

#CEC7D1

text

#0F0713

muted

#7F7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FA9

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

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