#736BED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.19 281.9), rgb(115, 107, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#736BED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736BED |
| RGB | rgb(115, 107, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.19 281.9) |
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 #736BED | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736BED | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736BED text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736BED text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFC
oklch(80.9% 0.093 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9393FA
oklch(70.7% 0.148 281.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736BED
oklch(60.3% 0.19 281.9)
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Step 600
600
#6658E6
oklch(55.6% 0.207 281.8)
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Step 700
700
#5647C8
oklch(49.2% 0.192 282)
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Step 800
800
#463BA1
oklch(42.6% 0.158 282.2)
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Step 900
900
#3A3480
oklch(37.7% 0.124 282.2)
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Step 950
950
#211F4B
oklch(26.9% 0.079 281.7)
#736BED 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) | #1581F1 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0078EA | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4189A2 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736BED
#736BED
oklch(60.3% 0.19 281.9)
- #918300
#918300
oklch(60.4% 0.126 101.9)
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 #736BED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736BED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.013
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.054
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.060
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.063
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
Use #736BED 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.