#755FE8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58% 0.199 285.8), rgb(117, 95, 232).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.60:1).
About this color
#755FE8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.199 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.60:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.199) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.55:1 |
| White text | 4.60:1 |
Values
| HEX | #755FE8 |
| RGB | rgb(117, 95, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 75%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.199 285.8) |
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 #755FE8 | 4.60:1 | AA | Lc -77.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #755FE8 | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc 32.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #755FE8 text on white | 4.60:1 | AA | Lc 71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #755FE8 text on black | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc -30.1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F8
oklch(81% 0.088 285.7)
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Step 400
400
#9992F5
oklch(70.7% 0.142 285.4)
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Step 500
500
#8373F1
oklch(63.2% 0.182 285.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#755FE8
oklch(58% 0.199 285.8)
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Step 700
700
#5D46C2
oklch(49.1% 0.185 285.9)
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Step 800
800
#4B3B9D
oklch(42.7% 0.152 285.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E347D
oklch(37.8% 0.119 285.4)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#755FE8 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) | #0079EC | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0071E5 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B7F9A | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #755FE8
#755FE8
oklch(58% 0.199 285.8)
- #857E00
#857E00
oklch(58.1% 0.124 105.8)
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 #755FE8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.034
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.065
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.067
Use #755FE8 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.