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#742E99

#742e99 ≈ Purple Heart

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#742e99 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 18.04% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.18% cyan, 69.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 279.25°, with 53.77% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359c), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0797

Complementary

  1. #742e99
  2. #53992e

Split complementary

  1. #742e99
  2. #89992e
  3. #2e993e

Analogous

  1. #3e2e99
  2. #742e99
  3. #992e89

Triadic

  1. #742e99
  2. #99742e
  3. #2e9974

Tetradic

  1. #742e99
  2. #992e53
  3. #53992e
  4. #2e9974

Square

  1. #742e99
  2. #993e2e
  3. #53992e
  4. #2e8999

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0b23
  2. #471c5e
  3. #742e99
  4. #9d4bc9
  5. #bd86da

Shades

#742e99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #742e99
  2. #68298a
  3. #5d257a
  4. #51206b
  5. #461c5c
  6. #3a174d
  7. #2e123d
  8. #230e2e
  9. #17091f
  10. #0c050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#742e99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #742e99
  2. #8243a3
  3. #9058ad
  4. #9e6db8
  5. #ac82c2
  6. #ba97cc
  7. #c7abd6
  8. #d5c0e0
  9. #e3d5eb
  10. #f1eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#742e99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #742e99
  2. #753697
  3. #763e94
  4. #784792
  5. #794f8f
  6. #7a578d
  7. #7b5f8a
  8. #7c6788
  9. #7e7085
  10. #7f7883
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #604574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004c9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #215197 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f4560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #48429b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f4598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #713d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-742e99 {
  color: #742e99;
}
Background
.bg-742e99 {
  background-color: #742e99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-742e99 {
  border: 2px solid #742e99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #742e99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 46 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 54% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-742e99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #742e99, #992e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-742e99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 46 153 / 0.35);
}

#69359c Purple Heart ΔE 2.80 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 3.00 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 4.21 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.77 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.22 #800080 Purple ΔE 7.22 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.86 #8bd166 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Purple Heart
#742e99  rgb(116, 46, 153)  hsl(279, 54%, 39%)  Purple Heart
#53992e  rgb(83, 153, 46)  hsl(99, 54%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#99742e  rgb(153, 116, 46)  hsl(39, 54%, 39%)  Golden Brown
#2e9974  rgb(46, 153, 116)  hsl(159, 54%, 39%)  Jungle Green