#726AE4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.179 282.4), rgb(114, 106, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#726AE4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #726AE4 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 106, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 69%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.179 282.4) |
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 #726AE4 | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #726AE4 | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #726AE4 text on white | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #726AE4 text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F9
oklch(88.6% 0.048 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF8
oklch(80.8% 0.087 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9494F5
oklch(70.7% 0.14 282.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#726AE4
oklch(59.4% 0.179 282.4)
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Step 600
600
#685BDF
oklch(55.7% 0.194 282.6)
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Step 700
700
#5749C2
oklch(49.1% 0.181 282.7)
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Step 800
800
#463D9D
oklch(42.7% 0.15 282.2)
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Step 900
900
#3A357D
oklch(37.6% 0.118 282.2)
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Step 950
950
#222049
oklch(27% 0.074 282.5)
#726AE4 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) | #257EE8 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1876E1 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #46859D | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #726AE4
#726AE4
oklch(59.4% 0.179 282.4)
- #8D8000
#8D8000
oklch(59.3% 0.124 102.3)
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 #726AE4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #726AE4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.052
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.062
Use #726AE4 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.