#7070ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.9% 0.184 279.5), rgb(112, 112, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#7070ED is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7070ED |
| RGB | rgb(112, 112, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.184 279.5) |
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 #7070ED | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7070ED | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7070ED text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7070ED text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 280.3)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBFA
oklch(80.9% 0.089 279.3)
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Step 400
400
#8F95F8
oklch(70.7% 0.144 279.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7070ED
oklch(60.9% 0.184 279.5)
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Step 600
600
#615CE3
oklch(55.6% 0.199 279.4)
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Step 700
700
#514AC6
oklch(49.1% 0.186 279.5)
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Step 800
800
#423EA0
oklch(42.8% 0.154 279.5)
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Step 900
900
#37367F
oklch(37.7% 0.12 279.6)
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Step 950
950
#20204A
oklch(26.9% 0.076 280)
#7070ED 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) | #2984F1 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #127AEA | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #388CA4 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7070ED
#7070ED
oklch(60.9% 0.184 279.5)
- #968300
#968300
oklch(60.9% 0.126 99)
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 #7070ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7070ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
Use #7070ED 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.