#74498D#74498D

#74498D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.115 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74498D
RGB	rgb(116, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(278, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(278, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.7%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 31.35, -30.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 43.90, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.0768 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.115 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3919, 10.4015, 26.4437)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74498D #628D49

analogous

#52498D #74498D #8D4984

triadic

#74498D #8D7449 #498D74

tetradic

#74498D #8D5249 #628D49 #49848D

square

#74498D #8D5249 #628D49 #49848D

split-complementary

#74498D #848D49 #498D52

monochromatic

#321F3C #533465 #74498D #9364AF #B08DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#74498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#74498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74498D

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74498D	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A598F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.115 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d7dae',
    500: '#74498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74498d;
$custom-light: #9d7dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.941,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48319,
    "c": 0.11495,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74498D

secondary

#93B082

accent

#C86086

background

#F9F7FA

surface

#F2EEF4

border

#CCC9CE

text

#0E0A10

muted

#7E7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #74498D

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

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