#7368E5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.183 283.3), rgb(115, 104, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.84:1).
About this color
#7368E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.84:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.84:1 |
| White text | 4.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7368E5 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 104, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 71%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.183 283.3) |
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 #7368E5 | 4.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7368E5 | 4.84:1 | AA | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7368E5 text on white | 4.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7368E5 text on black | 4.84:1 | AA | Lc -31.9 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F7
oklch(88.5% 0.045 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9BAF5
oklch(80.9% 0.083 283.6)
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Step 400
400
#9694F0
oklch(70.6% 0.133 283.4)
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Step 500
500
#7E77EA
oklch(63% 0.168 283.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7368E5
oklch(59.2% 0.183 283.3)
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Step 700
700
#584BBC
oklch(49% 0.171 283.3)
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Step 800
800
#483F98
oklch(42.8% 0.14 283.3)
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Step 900
900
#3B3679
oklch(37.6% 0.11 283.1)
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Step 950
950
#232047
oklch(27% 0.07 284.1)
#7368E5 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) | #1C7DE9 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0B75E2 | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #48849C | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7368E5
#7368E5
oklch(59.2% 0.183 283.3)
- #8C8000
#8C8000
oklch(59.2% 0.124 102.9)
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 #7368E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7368E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.063
Use #7368E5 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.