#74479B#74479B

#74479B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.136 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74479B
RGB	rgb(116, 71, 155)
HSL	hsl(272, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(272, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 54.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 35.88, -38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 52.77, 312.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.0813 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.136 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3709, 10.5862, 32.2376)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74479B #6E9B47

analogous

#4A479B #74479B #9B4798

triadic

#74479B #9B7447 #479B74

tetradic

#74479B #9B4A47 #6E9B47 #47989B

square

#74479B #9B4A47 #6E9B47 #47989B

split-complementary

#74479B #989B47 #479B4A

monochromatic

#352147 #553471 #74479B #9366B9 #B090CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#74479B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#74479B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74479B

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74479B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74479B	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E566A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74479b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 71, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.136 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e7cb9',
    500: '#74479b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74479b;
$custom-light: #9e7cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74479b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 37.168,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48808,
    "c": 0.13572,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74479B

secondary

#9DB886

accent

#CD5B90

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EEF6

border

#CCC9D0

text

#0F0911

muted

#7E7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #74479B

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

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