#736EEF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.9% 0.188 281), rgb(115, 110, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.20:1).
About this color
#736EEF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.20:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736EEF |
| RGB | rgb(115, 110, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 80%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.188 281) |
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 #736EEF | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736EEF | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736EEF text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736EEF text on black | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | 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
#D2D6FB
oklch(88.5% 0.051 280.4)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFB
oklch(80.8% 0.092 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9194FA
oklch(70.8% 0.147 280.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736EEF
oklch(60.9% 0.188 281)
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Step 600
600
#6459E5
oklch(55.5% 0.204 280.9)
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Step 700
700
#5448C7
oklch(49.1% 0.19 281.1)
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Step 800
800
#443CA1
oklch(42.6% 0.157 280.9)
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Step 900
900
#393580
oklch(37.8% 0.123 281.2)
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Step 950
950
#21204B
oklch(27.1% 0.077 280.9)
#736EEF 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) | #1F83F3 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #017AEC | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3F8BA4 | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736EEF
#736EEF
oklch(60.9% 0.188 281)
- #948400
#948400
oklch(60.9% 0.127 100.8)
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 #736EEF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736EEF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.028
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.060
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.068
Use #736EEF 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.