#726ED8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.157 282.2), rgb(114, 110, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#726ED8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.157 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.157) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #726ED8 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 110, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 58%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.157 282.2) |
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 #726ED8 | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #726ED8 | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #726ED8 text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #726ED8 text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8F8
oklch(93.5% 0.022 283.1)
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Step 200
200
#D4D7F3
oklch(88.6% 0.039 280.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9BCEE
oklch(81% 0.07 282)
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Step 400
400
#9697E5
oklch(70.7% 0.113 282.5)
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Step 500
500
#7D7CDE
oklch(63.2% 0.145 281.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#726ED8
oklch(59.3% 0.157 282.2)
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Step 700
700
#5751B0
oklch(49.1% 0.146 282.4)
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Step 800
800
#47438E
oklch(42.7% 0.12 282.4)
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Step 900
900
#3B3972
oklch(37.7% 0.095 282.4)
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Step 950
950
#222243
oklch(27% 0.06 281.6)
#726ED8 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) | #3F7EDC | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3877D6 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4E8599 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #726ED8
#726ED8
oklch(59.3% 0.157 282.2)
- #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 #726ED8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
Use #726ED8 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.