#736CDF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.5% 0.17 282.7), rgb(115, 108, 223).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#736CDF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736CDF |
| RGB | rgb(115, 108, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 64%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.17 282.7) |
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 #736CDF | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736CDF | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736CDF text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736CDF 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
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAF5
oklch(80.8% 0.083 282.9)
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Step 400
400
#9595F0
oklch(70.7% 0.132 282.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736CDF
oklch(59.5% 0.17 282.7)
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Step 600
600
#685DDA
oklch(55.6% 0.185 282.6)
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Step 700
700
#574BBD
oklch(49% 0.172 282.8)
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Step 800
800
#473F99
oklch(42.8% 0.142 282.6)
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Step 900
900
#3B367A
oklch(37.7% 0.112 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#222047
oklch(26.9% 0.071 282.9)
#736CDF 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) | #337FE3 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B77DC | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4C859B | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736CDF
#736CDF
oklch(59.5% 0.17 282.7)
- #8D8100
#8D8100
oklch(59.5% 0.125 103)
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 #736CDF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736CDF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.064
Use #736CDF 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.