#706FE5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.2% 0.174 280.2), rgb(112, 111, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.09:1).
About this color
#706FE5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.09:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.09:1 |
| White text | 4.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #706FE5 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 111, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 69%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.174 280.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #706FE5 | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #706FE5 | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc 36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #706FE5 text on white | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #706FE5 text on black | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc -33.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6F9
oklch(88.4% 0.048 280.2)
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Step 300
300
#B5BBF7
oklch(80.9% 0.085 279.9)
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Step 400
400
#9195F3
oklch(70.6% 0.136 280.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#706FE5
oklch(60.2% 0.174 280.2)
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Step 600
600
#635DDD
oklch(55.5% 0.189 280.4)
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Step 700
700
#524CC0
oklch(49% 0.176 280)
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Step 800
800
#433F9B
oklch(42.6% 0.145 280.2)
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Step 900
900
#38377C
oklch(37.8% 0.114 280.1)
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Step 950
950
#212148
oklch(27.1% 0.071 280.6)
#706FE5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #3281E9 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2478E2 | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #40899F | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #706FE5
#706FE5
oklch(60.2% 0.174 280.2)
- #928200
#928200
oklch(60.3% 0.126 100.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #706FE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #706FE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
Use #706FE5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.