#736EF4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.3% 0.195 280.6), rgb(115, 110, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).
About this color
#736EF4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.26:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736EF4 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 110, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 86%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.195 280.6) |
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 #736EF4 | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736EF4 | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736EF4 text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736EF4 text on black | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFD
oklch(80.9% 0.095 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9093FD
oklch(70.7% 0.153 280.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736EF4
oklch(61.3% 0.195 280.6)
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Step 600
600
#6458E9
oklch(55.7% 0.211 280.8)
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Step 700
700
#5346CB
oklch(49% 0.197 280.7)
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Step 800
800
#443BA4
oklch(42.7% 0.163 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#383482
oklch(37.6% 0.127 280.7)
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Step 950
950
#201F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 280.5)
#736EF4 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) | #0F84F9 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007AF1 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #398DA6 | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736EF4
#736EF4
oklch(61.3% 0.195 280.6)
- #958500
#958500
oklch(61.2% 0.128 100.9)
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 #736EF4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736EF4.
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 0.027
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.071
Use #736EF4 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.