#7269E0
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.9% 0.175 283), rgb(114, 105, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.81:1).
About this color
#7269E0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 283°. 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 4.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.81:1 |
| White text | 4.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7269E0 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 105, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 66%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.9% 0.175 283) |
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 #7269E0 | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7269E0 | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7269E0 text on white | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7269E0 text on black | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc -31.7 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8F9
oklch(93.5% 0.023 283.3)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F6
oklch(88.5% 0.044 282.6)
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Step 300
300
#B9BBF3
oklch(81% 0.079 282.9)
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Step 400
400
#9695ED
oklch(70.7% 0.127 283.2)
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Step 500
500
#7E79E7
oklch(63.2% 0.161 282.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7269E0
oklch(58.9% 0.175 283)
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Step 700
700
#584DB8
oklch(49.1% 0.163 283.3)
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Step 800
800
#474095
oklch(42.7% 0.135 282.8)
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Step 900
900
#3B3777
oklch(37.6% 0.106 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#232146
oklch(27.1% 0.067 283.4)
#7269E0 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) | #287DE4 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1F75DD | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #49839A | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7269E0
#7269E0
oklch(58.9% 0.175 283)
- #8B7F00
#8B7F00
oklch(58.9% 0.124 102.9)
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 #7269E0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7269E0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.038
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.043
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.062
Use #7269E0 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.