#735BE8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(57.2% 0.204 285.8), rgb(115, 91, 232).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.78:1).
About this color
#735BE8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.39:1 |
| White text | 4.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #735BE8 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 91, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 75%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.2% 0.204 285.8) |
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 #735BE8 | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc -78.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #735BE8 | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #735BE8 text on white | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc 72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #735BE8 text on black | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.9 | 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
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB8FA
oklch(80.8% 0.093 286.2)
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Step 400
400
#9991F7
oklch(70.7% 0.146 285.6)
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Step 500
500
#8372F4
oklch(63.2% 0.188 285.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#735BE8
oklch(57.2% 0.204 285.8)
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Step 700
700
#5D45C5
oklch(49.2% 0.19 285.7)
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Step 800
800
#4C3A9F
oklch(42.8% 0.156 285.9)
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Step 900
900
#3E337E
oklch(37.7% 0.122 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241F4A
oklch(27.1% 0.077 285.3)
#735BE8 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) | #0076ED | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006EE5 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #477C99 | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #727272 | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #735BE8
#735BE8
oklch(57.2% 0.204 285.8)
- #827C00
#827C00
oklch(57.3% 0.122 106.3)
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 #735BE8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.034
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.039
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.041
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.044
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.062
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.063
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.064
Use #735BE8 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.