#726EE8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.179 281.1), rgb(114, 110, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.11:1).
About this color
#726EE8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.179 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 5.11:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.11:1 |
| White text | 4.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #726EE8 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 110, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 73%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.179 281.1) |
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 #726EE8 | 4.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #726EE8 | 5.11:1 | AA | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #726EE8 text on white | 4.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #726EE8 text on black | 5.11:1 | AA | Lc -33.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6F9
oklch(88.5% 0.048 281.5)
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Step 300
300
#B6BBF9
oklch(81% 0.088 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9294F5
oklch(70.6% 0.14 281.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#726EE8
oklch(60.4% 0.179 281.1)
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Step 600
600
#655CE0
oklch(55.7% 0.194 281.1)
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Step 700
700
#544AC3
oklch(49.1% 0.182 281.1)
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Step 800
800
#443E9D
oklch(42.7% 0.149 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#39367D
oklch(37.7% 0.117 281.1)
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Step 950
950
#212049
oklch(26.9% 0.074 281.3)
#726EE8 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) | #2B82EC | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1D79E5 | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4289A0 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #726EE8
#726EE8
oklch(60.4% 0.179 281.1)
- #928300
#928300
oklch(60.5% 0.126 101.3)
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 #726EE8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #726EE8.
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
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.062
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
Use #726EE8 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.