Nearest named color: Medium Slate Blue
#7264DE
#7264DE
Nearest named
Medium Slate Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
57.9%
Chroma
0.179
Hue angle
284.5°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
4.57:1 · AA
Contrast on black
4.06:1 · AA Large
Web-safe
#6666CC
CSS oklch()
58% 0.18 285

#7264DE is a mid-toned, cool purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #7264DE

Not just a swatch — here's how #7264DE works with other colors. Named schemes with #7264DE in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

Berry & Cream Lead · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Slate Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #7264DE actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 21/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 39/100
Low
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 44/100
Moderate
Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 33/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 46/100
Moderate
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 48/100
Moderate
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 90/100
Very high
Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.
Surface fit 15/100
Very low
Too saturated or mid-toned for big areas — keep it to accents.
Print safety 74/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #7264DE

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 4.6:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E5E3F5 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #9B63DE — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #7264DE at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #7264DE;
  --color-base-rgb: 114 100 222;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(57.9% 0.179 284.5);
  --color-50: #F3F2FD;
  --color-100: #E0DDF9;
  --color-200: #C2BCF1;
  --color-300: #978EE2;
  --color-400: #7063CF;
  --color-500: #4F41B4;
  --color-600: #423889;
  --color-700: #332D62;
  --color-800: #242140;
  --color-900: #181627;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}