#736FD9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.157 282.2), rgb(115, 111, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#736FD9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.157 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.157) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736FD9 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 111, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 58%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.157 282.2) |
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 #736FD9 | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736FD9 | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736FD9 text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736FD9 text on black | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8F9
oklch(93.5% 0.023 283.3)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F5
oklch(88.4% 0.043 282.6)
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Step 300
300
#B8BBF2
oklch(80.9% 0.077 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9596EB
oklch(70.7% 0.123 282.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736FD9
oklch(59.7% 0.157 282.2)
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Step 600
600
#6760D3
oklch(55.6% 0.171 282)
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Step 700
700
#564FB7
oklch(49.2% 0.159 281.9)
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Step 800
800
#464194
oklch(42.7% 0.132 281.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B3876
oklch(37.8% 0.103 282.5)
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Step 950
950
#222145
oklch(26.9% 0.066 282.3)
#736FD9 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) | #407FDD | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3978D7 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4F869A | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736FD9
#736FD9
oklch(59.7% 0.157 282.2)
- #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 #736FD9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.065
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
Use #736FD9 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.