#726BF9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.205 280.6), rgb(114, 107, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.18:1).
About this color
#726BF9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.205 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.18:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.18:1 |
| White text | 4.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #726BF9 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 107, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 92%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.205 280.6) |
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 #726BF9 | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #726BF9 | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #726BF9 text on white | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #726BF9 text on black | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc -34.3 | 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
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FE
oklch(93.6% 0.03 281.7)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FE
oklch(88.6% 0.055 280.7)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#9093FF
oklch(70.8% 0.156 280.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#726BF9
oklch(61% 0.205 280.6)
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Step 600
600
#6354F0
oklch(55.5% 0.224 280.5)
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Step 700
700
#5343D1
oklch(49.1% 0.208 280.6)
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Step 800
800
#4439A9
oklch(42.8% 0.172 280.7)
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Step 900
900
#383385
oklch(37.7% 0.133 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#201F4E
oklch(27% 0.084 280.1)
#726BF9 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) | #0084FE | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079F6 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #318CA8 | 0.176 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #726BF9
#726BF9
oklch(61% 0.205 280.6)
- #958400
#958400
oklch(61% 0.127 100.2)
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 #726BF9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.068
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.070
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.071
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.072
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.072
Use #726BF9 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.