#746EEF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.188 281.3), rgb(116, 110, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.21:1).
About this color
#746EEF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.21:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.21:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #746EEF |
| RGB | rgb(116, 110, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 80%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.188 281.3) |
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 #746EEF | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #746EEF | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #746EEF text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #746EEF text on black | 5.21:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFB
oklch(80.9% 0.092 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9293F9
oklch(70.6% 0.147 281.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#746EEF
oklch(61% 0.188 281.3)
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Step 600
600
#6559E5
oklch(55.6% 0.204 281.3)
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Step 700
700
#5548C7
oklch(49.2% 0.189 281.5)
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Step 800
800
#453CA1
oklch(42.7% 0.157 281.4)
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Step 900
900
#393580
oklch(37.8% 0.123 281.2)
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Step 950
950
#21204B
oklch(27.1% 0.077 280.9)
#746EEF 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) | #1F83F3 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #057AEC | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #418BA4 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #746EEF
#746EEF
oklch(61% 0.188 281.3)
- #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 #746EEF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #746EEF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
Use #746EEF 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.