#786DED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.186 283.3), rgb(120, 109, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.20:1).
About this color
#786DED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.20:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #786DED |
| RGB | rgb(120, 109, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.186 283.3) |
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 #786DED | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #786DED | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #786DED text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #786DED text on black | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | 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
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FA
oklch(80.8% 0.091 283.5)
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Step 400
400
#9593F8
oklch(70.8% 0.145 282.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#786DED
oklch(61% 0.186 283.3)
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Step 600
600
#6958E3
oklch(55.6% 0.202 283.2)
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Step 700
700
#5847C5
oklch(49.1% 0.188 283.2)
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Step 800
800
#483BA0
oklch(42.7% 0.157 283.4)
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Step 900
900
#3B347F
oklch(37.7% 0.122 283)
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Step 950
950
#221F4A
oklch(26.9% 0.077 283)
#786DED 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) | #2283F1 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #157AEA | 0.092 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4C8AA3 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #786DED
#786DED
oklch(61% 0.186 283.3)
- #918600
#918600
oklch(61.1% 0.129 103.8)
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 #786DED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #786DED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.012
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.060
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.068
Use #786DED 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.