#776ADE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.171 285), rgb(119, 106, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.90:1).
About this color
#776ADE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.90:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.90:1 |
| White text | 4.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #776ADE |
| RGB | rgb(119, 106, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 64%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.171 285) |
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 #776ADE | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #776ADE | 4.90:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #776ADE text on white | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #776ADE text on black | 4.90:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F7
oklch(88.6% 0.045 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF5
oklch(81% 0.083 284.4)
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Step 400
400
#9993F0
oklch(70.7% 0.134 285.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#776ADE
oklch(59.4% 0.171 285)
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Step 600
600
#6D5BD9
oklch(55.6% 0.185 285.2)
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Step 700
700
#5B4ABC
oklch(49.1% 0.172 284.9)
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Step 800
800
#4A3D98
oklch(42.6% 0.143 285.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D3579
oklch(37.6% 0.112 285)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#776ADE 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) | #317EE2 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2C77DB | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #55839A | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #776ADE
#776ADE
oklch(59.4% 0.171 285)
- #8A8200
#8A8200
oklch(59.5% 0.126 105.3)
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 #776ADE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #776ADE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.050
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.067
Use #776ADE 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.