#776FE4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.7% 0.172 283.1), rgb(119, 111, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.17:1).
About this color
#776FE4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.17:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.17:1 |
| White text | 4.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #776FE4 |
| RGB | rgb(119, 111, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 68%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.172 283.1) |
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 #776FE4 | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #776FE4 | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #776FE4 text on white | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #776FE4 text on black | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc -34.1 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAF6
oklch(80.8% 0.084 282.8)
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Step 400
400
#9694F1
oklch(70.7% 0.134 283.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#776FE4
oklch(60.7% 0.172 283.1)
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Step 600
600
#695CDB
oklch(55.6% 0.187 283.1)
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Step 700
700
#584BBE
oklch(49.2% 0.174 283.1)
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Step 800
800
#473E99
oklch(42.6% 0.143 282.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B367A
oklch(37.7% 0.112 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#222047
oklch(26.9% 0.071 282.9)
#776FE4 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) | #3682E8 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2E7AE1 | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #50889F | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #776FE4
#776FE4
oklch(60.7% 0.172 283.1)
- #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 #776FE4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #776FE4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.064
Use #776FE4 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.