#785BED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58% 0.21 287.1), rgb(120, 91, 237).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.64:1).
About this color
#785BED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.64:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.51:1 |
| White text | 4.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #785BED |
| RGB | rgb(120, 91, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 80%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.21 287.1) |
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 #785BED | 4.64:1 | AA | Lc -77.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #785BED | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc 32.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #785BED text on white | 4.64:1 | AA | Lc 71.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #785BED text on black | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc -29.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5FB
oklch(88.6% 0.052 286.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCB8FB
oklch(81% 0.094 286.8)
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Step 400
400
#9C90F9
oklch(70.8% 0.15 287.1)
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Step 500
500
#8670F6
oklch(63.2% 0.193 287.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#785BED
oklch(58% 0.21 287.1)
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Step 700
700
#5F42C7
oklch(49.1% 0.196 286.8)
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Step 800
800
#4E38A1
oklch(42.8% 0.161 287.1)
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Step 900
900
#40327F
oklch(37.7% 0.125 287.2)
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Step 950
950
#251E4B
oklch(27% 0.08 286.9)
#785BED 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) | #0078F2 | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0070EA | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4E7E9C | 0.173 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.211 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #785BED
#785BED
oklch(58% 0.21 287.1)
- #837F00
#837F00
oklch(58.1% 0.125 107.5)
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 #785BED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.029
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.071
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.072
Use #785BED 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.