#7465E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.8% 0.188 284.3), rgb(116, 101, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.74:1).
About this color
#7465E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.74:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.74:1 |
| White text | 4.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7465E6 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 101, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 72%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.8% 0.188 284.3) |
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 #7465E6 | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7465E6 | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc 33.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7465E6 text on white | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7465E6 text on black | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc -31.3 | 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
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F8
oklch(88.6% 0.047 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF6
oklch(81% 0.084 284.4)
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Step 400
400
#9793F1
oklch(70.6% 0.136 284.3)
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Step 500
500
#8076ED
oklch(63.2% 0.173 284.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7465E6
oklch(58.8% 0.188 284.3)
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Step 700
700
#5A4ABE
oklch(49.2% 0.175 284.2)
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Step 800
800
#493D9A
oklch(42.7% 0.146 284.2)
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Step 900
900
#3D357A
oklch(37.6% 0.113 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#7465E6 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) | #057CEA | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074E3 | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4A829C | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7465E6
#7465E6
oklch(58.8% 0.188 284.3)
- #898000
#898000
oklch(58.9% 0.125 104.7)
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 #7465E6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.044
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.065
Use #7465E6 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.