#716CE0
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.171 281.8), rgb(113, 108, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#716CE0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #716CE0 |
| RGB | rgb(113, 108, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 65%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.171 281.8) |
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 #716CE0 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #716CE0 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #716CE0 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #716CE0 text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 281.4)
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Step 300
300
#B7BBF6
oklch(81% 0.083 281.3)
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Step 400
400
#9495F2
oklch(70.8% 0.134 281.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#716CE0
oklch(59.4% 0.171 281.8)
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Step 600
600
#665DDB
oklch(55.6% 0.186 281.7)
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Step 700
700
#554CBE
oklch(49.1% 0.173 281.5)
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Step 800
800
#463F9A
oklch(42.8% 0.143 281.9)
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Step 900
900
#3A377A
oklch(37.8% 0.111 281.7)
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Step 950
950
#222148
oklch(27.2% 0.071 281.8)
#716CE0 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) | #317FE4 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2676DD | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #47869C | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #716CE0
#716CE0
oklch(59.4% 0.171 281.8)
- #8E8000
#8E8000
oklch(59.4% 0.124 101.7)
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 #716CE0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #716CE0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.044
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.061
Use #716CE0 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.