#746FD8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.156 282.7), rgb(116, 111, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#746FD8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #746FD8 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 111, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 57%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.156 282.7) |
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 #746FD8 | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #746FD8 | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #746FD8 text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #746FD8 text on black | 5.00:1 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8F9
oklch(93.5% 0.023 283.3)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F5
oklch(88.4% 0.043 282.6)
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Step 300
300
#B9BBF1
oklch(80.9% 0.076 282.9)
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Step 400
400
#9696EA
oklch(70.7% 0.122 282.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#746FD8
oklch(59.7% 0.156 282.7)
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Step 600
600
#6860D2
oklch(55.6% 0.17 282.5)
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Step 700
700
#574FB6
oklch(49.2% 0.158 282.4)
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Step 800
800
#474193
oklch(42.7% 0.131 282.7)
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Step 900
900
#3B3875
oklch(37.7% 0.101 282.6)
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Step 950
950
#222145
oklch(26.9% 0.066 282.3)
#746FD8 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) | #417FDC | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B78D6 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #528599 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.156 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #746FD8
#746FD8
oklch(59.7% 0.156 282.7)
- #8E8100
#8E8100
oklch(59.6% 0.125 102.4)
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 #746FD8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.065
Use #746FD8 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.