#742FB9#742FB9

#742FB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.203 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742FB9
RGB	rgb(116, 47, 185)
HSL	hsl(270, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.46, 55.45, -60.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.46, 82.05, 312.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.1069 -0.1725)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.203 301.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9738, 9.2487, 46.7805)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742FB9 #74B92F

analogous

#2F2FB9 #742FB9 #B92FB9

triadic

#742FB9 #B9742F #2FB974

tetradic

#742FB9 #B92F2F #74B92F #2FB9B9

square

#742FB9 #B92F2F #74B92F #2FB9B9

split-complementary

#742FB9 #B9B92F #2FB92F

monochromatic

#371657 #552388 #742FB9 #9352D3 #B183DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#742FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#742FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742FB9

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742FB9	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 47, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.203 301.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26ecf',
    500: '#742fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742fb9;
$custom-light: #a26ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 59.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47717,
    "c": 0.20294,
    "h": 301.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742FB9

secondary

#A2C97B

accent

#E34594

background

#FAF6FC

surface

#F4ECF9

border

#CEC7D2

text

#100814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #742FB9

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

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