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#742ECE

#742ece ≈ Blue Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#742ece is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 18.04% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.69% cyan, 77.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 266.25°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Blue Violet (#8a2be2), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.1012

Complementary

  1. #742ece
  2. #88ce2e

Split complementary

  1. #742ece
  2. #cec42e
  3. #38ce2e

Analogous

  1. #2e38ce
  2. #742ece
  3. #c42ece

Triadic

  1. #742ece
  2. #ce742e
  3. #2ece74

Tetradic

  1. #742ece
  2. #ce2e88
  3. #88ce2e
  4. #2ece74

Square

  1. #742ece
  2. #ce2e38
  3. #88ce2e
  4. #2ecec4

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1251
  2. #51208f
  3. #742ece
  4. #9d6bde
  5. #c6a9ec

Shades

#742ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #742ece
  2. #6829b9
  3. #5d25a5
  4. #512090
  5. #461c7c
  6. #3a1767
  7. #2e1252
  8. #230e3e
  9. #170929
  10. #0c0515
  11. #000000

Tints

#742ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #742ece
  2. #8243d3
  3. #9058d8
  4. #9e6ddd
  5. #ac82e2
  6. #ba97e7
  7. #c7abeb
  8. #d5c0f0
  9. #e3d5f5
  10. #f1eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#742ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #742ece
  2. #7536c6
  3. #763ebe
  4. #7847b7
  5. #794faf
  6. #7a57a7
  7. #7b5f9f
  8. #7c6797
  9. #7e7090
  10. #7f7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #654c97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c5a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e4cd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #664ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-742ece {
  color: #742ece;
}
Background
.bg-742ece {
  background-color: #742ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-742ece {
  border: 2px solid #742ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #742ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 46 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-742ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #742ece, #c42ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-742ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 46 206 / 0.35);
}

#8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.41 #8bd131 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Blue Violet
#742ece  rgb(116, 46, 206)  hsl(266, 63%, 49%)  Blue Violet
#88ce2e  rgb(136, 206, 46)  hsl(86, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#ce742e  rgb(206, 116, 46)  hsl(26, 63%, 49%)  Ochre
#2ece74  rgb(46, 206, 116)  hsl(146, 63%, 49%)  Emerald