#7069DC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.5% 0.17 282.5), rgb(112, 105, 220).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.74:1).
About this color
#7069DC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.74:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.74:1 |
| White text | 4.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7069DC |
| RGB | rgb(112, 105, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 62%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.17 282.5) |
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 #7069DC | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7069DC | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc 33.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7069DC text on white | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7069DC text on black | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc -31.2 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8F9
oklch(93.5% 0.023 283.3)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F5
oklch(88.4% 0.043 282.6)
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Step 300
300
#B9BBF1
oklch(80.9% 0.076 282.9)
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Step 400
400
#9596EB
oklch(70.7% 0.123 282.3)
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Step 500
500
#7D7AE4
oklch(63.1% 0.156 282.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7069DC
oklch(58.5% 0.17 282.5)
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Step 700
700
#574FB6
oklch(49.2% 0.158 282.4)
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Step 800
800
#474193
oklch(42.7% 0.131 282.7)
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Step 900
900
#3B3875
oklch(37.7% 0.101 282.6)
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Step 950
950
#222145
oklch(26.9% 0.066 282.3)
#7069DC 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) | #2D7CE0 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2474DA | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #488298 | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7069DC
#7069DC
oklch(58.5% 0.17 282.5)
- #8A7E00
#8A7E00
oklch(58.6% 0.123 102.8)
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 #7069DC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7069DC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.033
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.040
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.059
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.059
Use #7069DC 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.