#735AF4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58% 0.22 284.6), rgb(115, 90, 244).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#735AF4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.220 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.220) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.49:1 |
| White text | 4.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #735AF4 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 90, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 88%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.22 284.6) |
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 #735AF4 | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -77.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #735AF4 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #735AF4 text on white | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #735AF4 text on black | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FD
oklch(93.7% 0.028 283.7)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FD
oklch(88.5% 0.055 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B8FF
oklch(80.9% 0.1 284.6)
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Step 400
400
#9790FE
oklch(70.7% 0.158 284.5)
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Step 500
500
#816FFC
oklch(63.1% 0.202 284.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#735AF4
oklch(58% 0.22 284.6)
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Step 700
700
#5B41CD
oklch(49.1% 0.204 284.5)
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Step 800
800
#4A37A6
oklch(42.7% 0.17 284.5)
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Step 900
900
#3D3183
oklch(37.6% 0.132 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#231E4D
oklch(27% 0.084 284.1)
#735AF4 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) | #0079F9 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006FF1 | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3C809F | 0.184 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #735AF4
#735AF4
oklch(58% 0.22 284.6)
- #867D00
#867D00
oklch(57.9% 0.123 104.5)
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 #735AF4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.064
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.069
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.070
Use #735AF4 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.