#726EE3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.172 281.4), rgb(114, 110, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#726EE3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.172 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 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #726EE3 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 110, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 68%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.172 281.4) |
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 #726EE3 | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #726EE3 | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #726EE3 text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #726EE3 text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.3 | 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
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 281.4)
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Step 300
300
#B7BBF6
oklch(81% 0.083 281.3)
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Step 400
400
#9395F2
oklch(70.7% 0.135 281.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#726EE3
oklch(60% 0.172 281.4)
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Step 600
600
#655DDC
oklch(55.6% 0.188 281.2)
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Step 700
700
#554CBF
oklch(49.2% 0.174 281.4)
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Step 800
800
#453F9A
oklch(42.7% 0.144 281.4)
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Step 900
900
#39377B
oklch(37.8% 0.112 280.9)
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Step 950
950
#212148
oklch(27.1% 0.071 280.6)
#726EE3 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) | #3281E7 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2878E0 | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #46889E | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #726EE3
#726EE3
oklch(60% 0.172 281.4)
- #908200
#908200
oklch(60.1% 0.126 101.8)
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 #726EE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #726EE3.
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 0.038
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.064
Use #726EE3 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.