#7457F9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58% 0.229 284.9), rgb(116, 87, 249).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.69:1).
About this color
#7457F9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.229 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.229) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.47:1 |
| White text | 4.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7457F9 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 87, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 93%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.229 284.9) |
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 #7457F9 | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc -77.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7457F9 | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7457F9 text on white | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc 72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7457F9 text on black | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FE
oklch(93.7% 0.03 283.7)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FE
oklch(88.5% 0.056 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B8FF
oklch(80.9% 0.1 284.6)
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Step 400
400
#988FFF
oklch(70.7% 0.16 285.2)
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Step 500
500
#816EFF
oklch(63.1% 0.207 284.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7457F9
oklch(58% 0.229 284.9)
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Step 700
700
#5C3ED1
oklch(49.1% 0.212 284.8)
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Step 800
800
#4B34A9
oklch(42.6% 0.177 285.1)
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Step 900
900
#3E3086
oklch(37.8% 0.138 285.2)
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Step 950
950
#241D4E
oklch(27% 0.087 285.5)
#7457F9 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) | #0078FE | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006FF6 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3A80A1 | 0.191 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.230 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7457F9
#7457F9
oklch(58% 0.229 284.9)
- #867E00
#867E00
oklch(58.2% 0.124 105.2)
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 #7457F9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.066
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.068
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.069
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.074
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.075
Use #7457F9 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.