#742FB8#742FB8

#742FB8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.202 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FB8
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.38, 55.21, -60.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.38, 81.54, 312.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% 0.1071 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.202 302)
XYZ	xyz(16.8686, 9.2067, 46.2265)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FB8 #73B82F

analogous

#302FB8 #742FB8 #B82FB7

triadic

#742FB8 #B8742F #2FB874

tetradic

#742FB8 #B8302F #73B82F #2FB7B8

square

#742FB8 #B8302F #73B82F #2FB7B8

split-complementary

#742FB8 #B7B82F #2FB830

monochromatic

#371657 #552387 #742FB8 #9352D3 #B182DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#742FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#742FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FB8

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FB8	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.202 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ece',
    500: '#742fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fb8;
$custom-light: #a26ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.219,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47636,
    "c": 0.20191,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.09207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FB8

secondary

#A1C87B

accent

#E24593

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FB8

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

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