#7566E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.1% 0.187 284.4), rgb(117, 102, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.79:1).
About this color
#7566E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.79:1 |
| White text | 4.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7566E6 |
| RGB | rgb(117, 102, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 72%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.187 284.4) |
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 #7566E6 | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7566E6 | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7566E6 text on white | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7566E6 text on black | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc -31.7 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F8
oklch(88.6% 0.047 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF6
oklch(81% 0.084 284.4)
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Step 400
400
#9894F1
oklch(70.8% 0.134 284.4)
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Step 500
500
#8076EC
oklch(63.1% 0.172 284.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7566E6
oklch(59.1% 0.187 284.4)
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Step 700
700
#5A4ABD
oklch(49.1% 0.173 284.4)
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Step 800
800
#493D99
oklch(42.6% 0.144 284.4)
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Step 900
900
#3D367A
oklch(37.8% 0.112 284.4)
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Step 950
950
#232047
oklch(27% 0.07 284.1)
#7566E6 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) | #0F7DEA | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075E3 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4C839C | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7566E6
#7566E6
oklch(59.1% 0.187 284.4)
- #8A8000
#8A8000
oklch(59% 0.125 104.1)
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 #7566E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7566E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.066
Use #7566E6 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.