#746BE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.18 282.8), rgb(116, 107, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.98:1).
About this color
#746BE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.98:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.98:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #746BE6 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 107, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.18 282.8) |
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 #746BE6 | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #746BE6 | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #746BE6 text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #746BE6 text on black | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | 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
#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
#D4D6F9
oklch(88.6% 0.048 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAF8
oklch(80.9% 0.087 282.8)
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Step 400
400
#9593F5
oklch(70.6% 0.141 283.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#746BE6
oklch(59.9% 0.18 282.8)
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Step 600
600
#685AE0
oklch(55.6% 0.196 282.7)
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Step 700
700
#5749C2
oklch(49.1% 0.181 282.7)
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Step 800
800
#473D9D
oklch(42.7% 0.15 282.7)
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Step 900
900
#3B357D
oklch(37.7% 0.118 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#222049
oklch(27% 0.074 282.5)
#746BE6 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) | #2680EA | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1A77E3 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #49869E | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #746BE6
#746BE6
oklch(59.9% 0.18 282.8)
- #8E8200
#8E8200
oklch(59.9% 0.126 103)
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 #746BE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #746BE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.052
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
Use #746BE6 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.