#7277ED
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(62.3% 0.174 278.2), rgb(114, 119, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#7277ED is a medium-light, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7277ED |
| RGB | rgb(114, 119, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 77%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.174 278.2) |
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 #7277ED | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7277ED | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7277ED text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7277ED text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
-
Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
-
Step 200
200
#D1D7F9
oklch(88.5% 0.047 277.5)
-
Step 300
300
#B3BCF8
oklch(80.9% 0.085 277.7)
-
Step 400
400
#8E96F4
oklch(70.6% 0.137 278.6)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#7277ED
oklch(62.3% 0.174 278.2)
-
Step 600
600
#5F5FDE
oklch(55.6% 0.189 278.3)
-
Step 700
700
#4F4DC1
oklch(49.1% 0.176 278.4)
-
Step 800
800
#40409C
oklch(42.6% 0.146 278.2)
-
Step 900
900
#36387C
oklch(37.8% 0.113 278.3)
-
Step 950
950
#1F2149
oklch(27% 0.073 278.2)
#7277ED 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) | #3D89F1 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2E7FEA | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3C91A7 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7277ED
#7277ED
oklch(62.3% 0.174 278.2)
- #9C8700
#9C8700
oklch(62.4% 0.129 98.2)
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 #7277ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7277ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.018
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.045
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.072
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.072
Use #7277ED 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.