#786AEA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.186 284.3), rgb(120, 106, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.04:1).
About this color
#786AEA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.04:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #786AEA |
| RGB | rgb(120, 106, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 75%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.186 284.3) |
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 #786AEA | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #786AEA | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #786AEA text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #786AEA text on black | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc -33.3 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FA
oklch(88.4% 0.051 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9FA
oklch(80.9% 0.091 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9792F7
oklch(70.7% 0.145 284.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#786AEA
oklch(60.3% 0.186 284.3)
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Step 600
600
#6B57E3
oklch(55.6% 0.203 284.1)
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Step 700
700
#5A46C5
oklch(49.1% 0.189 284.2)
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Step 800
800
#493B9F
oklch(42.7% 0.155 284)
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Step 900
900
#3D347E
oklch(37.8% 0.121 284.6)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#786AEA 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) | #1C80EE | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1178E7 | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4F87A0 | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #786AEA
#786AEA
oklch(60.3% 0.186 284.3)
- #8E8400
#8E8400
oklch(60.3% 0.127 104.2)
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 #786AEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #786AEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.009
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.054
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.072
Use #786AEA 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.