#746EE9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.18 281.8), rgb(116, 110, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.14:1).
About this color
#746EE9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 282°. 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 5.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.14:1 |
| White text | 4.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #746EE9 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 110, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 74%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.18 281.8) |
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 #746EE9 | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #746EE9 | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc 36.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #746EE9 text on white | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #746EE9 text on black | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | 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
#D3D6FA
oklch(88.5% 0.05 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF9
oklch(80.9% 0.089 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9394F6
oklch(70.7% 0.142 281.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#746EE9
oklch(60.6% 0.18 281.8)
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Step 600
600
#665BE0
oklch(55.6% 0.195 281.7)
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Step 700
700
#5549C3
oklch(49% 0.183 281.7)
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Step 800
800
#453D9E
oklch(42.7% 0.152 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#3A367D
oklch(37.8% 0.117 281.8)
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Step 950
950
#212049
oklch(26.9% 0.074 281.3)
#746EE9 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) | #2B82ED | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1D79E6 | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4689A1 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #746EE9
#746EE9
oklch(60.6% 0.18 281.8)
- #928400
#928400
oklch(60.7% 0.127 102)
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 #746EE9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #746EE9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.061
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.064
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.065
Use #746EE9 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.