#736FED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.184 280.9), rgb(115, 111, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#736FED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #736FED |
| RGB | rgb(115, 111, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.184 280.9) |
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 #736FED | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #736FED | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #736FED text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #736FED text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#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
#D2D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 280.3)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFA
oklch(80.9% 0.09 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9194F8
oklch(70.7% 0.145 280.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#736FED
oklch(61% 0.184 280.9)
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Step 600
600
#645AE3
oklch(55.5% 0.201 280.9)
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Step 700
700
#5449C5
oklch(49.1% 0.186 281.1)
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Step 800
800
#443DA0
oklch(42.7% 0.155 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#39357F
oklch(37.7% 0.121 281.3)
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Step 950
950
#21204A
oklch(27% 0.076 281.1)
#736FED 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) | #2783F1 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #137AEA | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #408BA3 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #736FED
#736FED
oklch(61% 0.184 280.9)
- #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 #736FED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #736FED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.019
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.028
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
Use #736FED 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.