#736AE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.182 282.7), rgb(115, 106, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#736AE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.182 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 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736AE6 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 106, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.182 282.7) |
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 #736AE6 | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736AE6 | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736AE6 text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736AE6 text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAF9
oklch(81% 0.089 282.8)
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Step 400
400
#9493F6
oklch(70.6% 0.143 282.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736AE6
oklch(59.6% 0.182 282.7)
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Step 600
600
#685AE1
oklch(55.7% 0.198 282.6)
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Step 700
700
#5748C3
oklch(49% 0.184 282.8)
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Step 800
800
#473C9E
oklch(42.6% 0.153 282.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B357D
oklch(37.7% 0.118 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#222049
oklch(27% 0.074 282.5)
#736AE6 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) | #227FEA | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1376E3 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #47869E | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736AE6
#736AE6
oklch(59.6% 0.182 282.7)
- #8E8100
#8E8100
oklch(59.6% 0.125 102.4)
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 #736AE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736AE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.064
Use #736AE6 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.