#736FEA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.8% 0.18 281), rgb(115, 111, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).
About this color
#736FEA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.19:1 |
| White text | 4.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736FEA |
| RGB | rgb(115, 111, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 75%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.8% 0.18 281) |
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 #736FEA | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736FEA | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736FEA text on white | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736FEA text on black | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc -34.2 | 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
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FA
oklch(88.5% 0.05 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAF9
oklch(80.8% 0.089 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9294F6
oklch(70.6% 0.142 281.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736FEA
oklch(60.8% 0.18 281)
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Step 600
600
#655BE1
oklch(55.6% 0.197 281.2)
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Step 700
700
#544AC3
oklch(49.1% 0.182 281.1)
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Step 800
800
#443E9E
oklch(42.8% 0.151 280.7)
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Step 900
900
#39367D
oklch(37.7% 0.117 281.1)
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Step 950
950
#212049
oklch(26.9% 0.074 281.3)
#736FEA 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) | #2C83EE | 0.079 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1D7AE7 | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #438AA2 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736FEA
#736FEA
oklch(60.8% 0.18 281)
- #938400
#938400
oklch(60.8% 0.127 101.4)
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 #736FEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736FEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.020
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.030
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.063
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.066
Use #736FEA 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.