#7272E7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.173 280), rgb(114, 114, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#7272E7 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7272E7 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 114, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 71%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.173 280) |
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 #7272E7 | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7272E7 | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7272E7 text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7272E7 text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#E6E8FA
oklch(93.5% 0.024 280.9)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6F8
oklch(88.4% 0.047 280.1)
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Step 300
300
#B5BBF7
oklch(80.9% 0.085 279.9)
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Step 400
400
#9196F3
oklch(70.8% 0.135 280)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7272E7
oklch(61% 0.173 280)
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Step 600
600
#635EDD
oklch(55.7% 0.188 280.1)
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Step 700
700
#524DBF
oklch(49.1% 0.173 279.9)
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Step 800
800
#43409B
oklch(42.8% 0.144 279.9)
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Step 900
900
#38377B
oklch(37.7% 0.113 280.2)
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Step 950
950
#202148
oklch(27% 0.071 279.4)
#7272E7 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) | #3884EB | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B7BE4 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #438CA2 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7272E7
#7272E7
oklch(61% 0.173 280)
- #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 #7272E7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7272E7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.059
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.067
Use #7272E7 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.