#756DE9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.5% 0.181 282.4), rgb(117, 109, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.12:1).
About this color
#756DE9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.12:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.12:1 |
| White text | 4.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #756DE9 |
| RGB | rgb(117, 109, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 74%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.181 282.4) |
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 #756DE9 | 4.10:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #756DE9 | 5.12:1 | AA | Lc 36.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #756DE9 text on white | 4.10:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #756DE9 text on black | 5.12:1 | AA | Lc -33.8 | 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
#9494F6
oklch(70.8% 0.141 282.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#756DE9
oklch(60.5% 0.181 282.4)
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Step 600
600
#685AE1
oklch(55.7% 0.198 282.6)
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Step 700
700
#5749C3
oklch(49.2% 0.183 282.5)
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Step 800
800
#463D9E
oklch(42.7% 0.152 282)
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Step 900
900
#3A357D
oklch(37.6% 0.118 282.2)
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Step 950
950
#222049
oklch(27% 0.074 282.5)
#756DE9 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) | #2882ED | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1B79E6 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4989A1 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #756DE9
#756DE9
oklch(60.5% 0.181 282.4)
- #918400
#918400
oklch(60.6% 0.127 102.5)
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 #756DE9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #756DE9.
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 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.063
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.067
Use #756DE9 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.