#7568E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.1% 0.178 284.4), rgb(117, 104, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.82:1).
About this color
#7568E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.82:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.82:1 |
| White text | 4.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7568E1 |
| RGB | rgb(117, 104, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 67%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.178 284.4) |
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 #7568E1 | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7568E1 | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7568E1 text on white | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7568E1 text on black | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc -31.8 | 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
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F6
oklch(88.5% 0.044 284)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF3
oklch(80.9% 0.08 284.5)
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Step 400
400
#9894ED
oklch(70.6% 0.128 284.7)
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Step 500
500
#8177E7
oklch(63.1% 0.164 284.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7568E1
oklch(59.1% 0.178 284.4)
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Step 700
700
#5A4CB9
oklch(49.1% 0.165 284.4)
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Step 800
800
#493F95
oklch(42.6% 0.136 284.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D3777
oklch(37.8% 0.106 284.4)
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Step 950
950
#232046
oklch(26.9% 0.069 284.3)
#7568E1 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) | #257DE5 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1E75DE | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4F839A | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7568E1
#7568E1
oklch(59.1% 0.178 284.4)
- #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 #7568E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7568E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.040
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.044
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.065
Use #7568E1 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.