#7463EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.8% 0.196 284.3), rgb(116, 99, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.71:1).
About this color
#7463EA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.71:1 |
| White text | 4.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7463EA |
| RGB | rgb(116, 99, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 76%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.8% 0.196 284.3) |
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 #7463EA | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7463EA | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc 33.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7463EA text on white | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7463EA text on black | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc -31.1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9F8
oklch(80.8% 0.089 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9793F5
oklch(70.8% 0.141 284)
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Step 500
500
#8074F0
oklch(63% 0.18 284.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7463EA
oklch(58.8% 0.196 284.3)
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Step 700
700
#5A48C2
oklch(49.2% 0.182 284.2)
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Step 800
800
#493C9D
oklch(42.7% 0.151 284.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D357C
oklch(37.8% 0.116 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#231F49
oklch(26.9% 0.075 284.4)
#7463EA 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) | #007BEE | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0073E7 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #47829D | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7463EA
#7463EA
oklch(58.8% 0.196 284.3)
- #897F00
#897F00
oklch(58.7% 0.124 104)
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 #7463EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.045
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.066
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
Use #7463EA 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.