#735FE4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(57.6% 0.194 285.4), rgb(115, 95, 228).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#735FE4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.48:1 |
| White text | 4.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #735FE4 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 95, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 71%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.194 285.4) |
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 #735FE4 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -77.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #735FE4 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #735FE4 text on white | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #735FE4 text on black | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.6 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F7
oklch(80.9% 0.087 285.8)
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Step 400
400
#9992F3
oklch(70.6% 0.14 285.5)
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Step 500
500
#8274EF
oklch(63.1% 0.178 285.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#735FE4
oklch(57.6% 0.194 285.4)
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Step 700
700
#5C48C0
oklch(49.2% 0.18 285.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B3C9B
oklch(42.7% 0.148 285.5)
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Step 900
900
#3E347B
oklch(37.6% 0.116 285.8)
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Step 950
950
#241F48
oklch(26.9% 0.074 285.9)
#735FE4 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) | #0078E8 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0070E1 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4A7E98 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #735FE4
#735FE4
oklch(57.6% 0.194 285.4)
- #847C00
#847C00
oklch(57.5% 0.122 105.1)
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 #735FE4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.035
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.035
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.039
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.058
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.064
Use #735FE4 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.