#7469E8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.186 283.1), rgb(116, 105, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#7469E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7469E8 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 105, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 73%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.186 283.1) |
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 #7469E8 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7469E8 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7469E8 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7469E8 text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FA
oklch(80.8% 0.091 283.5)
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Step 400
400
#9593F8
oklch(70.8% 0.145 282.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7469E8
oklch(59.6% 0.186 283.1)
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Step 600
600
#6958E3
oklch(55.6% 0.202 283.2)
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Step 700
700
#5847C5
oklch(49.1% 0.188 283.2)
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Step 800
800
#483B9F
oklch(42.6% 0.155 283.5)
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Step 900
900
#3B347E
oklch(37.6% 0.121 283.2)
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Step 950
950
#221F4A
oklch(26.9% 0.077 283)
#7469E8 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) | #197FEC | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0676E5 | 0.092 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #48869E | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7469E8
#7469E8
oklch(59.6% 0.186 283.1)
- #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 #7469E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7469E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.014
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.052
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
Use #7469E8 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.