#746DF2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.193 281.4), rgb(116, 109, 242).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.21:1).
About this color
#746DF2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.21:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.21:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #746DF2 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 109, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 84%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.193 281.4) |
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 #746DF2 | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #746DF2 | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #746DF2 text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #746DF2 text on black | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | 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
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFD
oklch(81% 0.094 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9293FC
oklch(70.8% 0.151 281.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#746DF2
oklch(61% 0.193 281.4)
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Step 600
600
#6557E8
oklch(55.5% 0.211 281.4)
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Step 700
700
#5546CA
oklch(49.1% 0.196 281.6)
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Step 800
800
#453BA3
oklch(42.7% 0.161 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#393481
oklch(37.6% 0.126 281.4)
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Step 950
950
#211F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 281.5)
#746DF2 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) | #1183F7 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007AEF | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3E8BA5 | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #746DF2
#746DF2
oklch(61% 0.193 281.4)
- #948500
#948500
oklch(61.1% 0.128 101.4)
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 #746DF2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #746DF2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.068
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.069
Use #746DF2 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.