All About Color #742E99

#742E99

About #742E99

#742E99 is a dark purple color with the hex code #742E99. In RGB it is red 116, green 46, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 279°, saturation 54%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 24%, 70%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 8.10:1 on white and 2.59:1 on black.

#742E99 Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, 2E, 99
CMYK24.18%, 69.93%, 0.00%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal116, 46, 153
HSL279°, 54%, 39%
RGB Octal164, 56, 231
HSV (HSB)279.25°, 69.93%, 60.00%
RGB Binary1110100, 101110, 10011001
CIE-L*AB33.91, 48.47, -45.43
RGB Percent45.49%, 18.04%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH33.91, 66.43, 316.85
XYZ13.93, 7.97, 30.94
CIE-L*UV33.91, 21.35, -66.75
xyY0.26, 0.15, 7.97
Hunter-Lab28.23, 38.69, -45.23
RYB45.49%, 18.04%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#742E99 on a dark background: contrast 2.59:1, fails WCAG AA.
#742E99 on a light background: contrast 8.10:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #742E99, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#742E99 · #A356CD · #3E1952 · #53992E · #80CD56

Analogous palette

#2E5399 · #3E2E99 · #742E99 · #992E89 · #992E53

Triadic palette

#742E99 · #99742E · #2E9974 · #A356CD · #CDA356

Tetradic palette

#742E99 · #993E2E · #53992E · #2E8999 · #3E1952

Monochromatic palette

#1B0B23 · #471C5E · #742E99 · #9D4AC9 · #BD85DB

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