#745FFD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.225 283.2), rgb(116, 95, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.79:1).
About this color
#745FFD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.225 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.225) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.79:1 |
| White text | 4.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #745FFD |
| RGB | rgb(116, 95, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 98%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.225 283.2) |
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 #745FFD | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #745FFD | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #745FFD text on white | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #745FFD text on black | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc -31.9 | 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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FF
oklch(93.6% 0.031 281.8)
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Step 200
200
#D3D5FF
oklch(88.5% 0.058 283)
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Step 300
300
#B7B9FF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9591FF
oklch(70.8% 0.158 283.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#745FFD
oklch(59.6% 0.225 283.2)
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Step 600
600
#6A4BF9
oklch(55.6% 0.244 283.2)
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Step 700
700
#593ADA
oklch(49.2% 0.227 283)
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Step 800
800
#4832B0
oklch(42.7% 0.188 283)
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Step 900
900
#3B2E8B
oklch(37.6% 0.147 283.1)
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Step 950
950
#221C51
oklch(26.8% 0.093 283.3)
#745FFD 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) | #007EFF | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0073FA | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3486A5 | 0.191 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.226 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #745FFD
#745FFD
oklch(59.6% 0.225 283.2)
- #8D8100
#8D8100
oklch(59.5% 0.125 103)
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 #745FFD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.068
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.070
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.071
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.075
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.079
Use #745FFD 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.