#716DE3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.8% 0.174 281.3), rgb(113, 109, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).
About this color
#716DE3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.99:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #716DE3 |
| RGB | rgb(113, 109, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 68%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.8% 0.174 281.3) |
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 #716DE3 | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #716DE3 | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #716DE3 text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #716DE3 text on black | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#D3D6F9
oklch(88.5% 0.048 281.5)
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Step 300
300
#B7BBF7
oklch(81% 0.085 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9395F3
oklch(70.7% 0.136 281.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#716DE3
oklch(59.8% 0.174 281.3)
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Step 600
600
#655DDD
oklch(55.6% 0.189 281.1)
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Step 700
700
#554BC0
oklch(49.1% 0.177 281.6)
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Step 800
800
#453F9B
oklch(42.8% 0.145 281.3)
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Step 900
900
#39367B
oklch(37.6% 0.114 281.4)
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Step 950
950
#212148
oklch(27.1% 0.071 280.6)
#716DE3 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) | #2F80E7 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2377E0 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #44879E | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #716DE3
#716DE3
oklch(59.8% 0.174 281.3)
- #908100
#908100
oklch(59.8% 0.125 101.2)
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 #716DE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #716DE3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.039
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.062
Use #716DE3 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.