#776EF5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.6% 0.196 282), rgb(119, 110, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#776EF5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #776EF5 |
| RGB | rgb(119, 110, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 87%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.196 282) |
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 #776EF5 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #776EF5 | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #776EF5 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #776EF5 text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 281.7)
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Step 300
300
#B6B9FD
oklch(80.8% 0.096 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9392FC
oklch(70.7% 0.153 282.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#776EF5
oklch(61.6% 0.196 282)
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Step 600
600
#6756E9
oklch(55.6% 0.213 282.2)
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Step 700
700
#5645CB
oklch(49.1% 0.198 282)
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Step 800
800
#463AA4
oklch(42.7% 0.164 282.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A3382
oklch(37.6% 0.128 282.3)
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Step 950
950
#211F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 281.5)
#776EF5 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) | #1085FA | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007CF2 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #438DA7 | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #776EF5
#776EF5
oklch(61.6% 0.196 282)
- #958700
#958700
oklch(61.7% 0.129 102.1)
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 #776EF5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #776EF5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.069
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.072
Use #776EF5 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.