#7603E1
Closest named color: Purply Blue (#661AEE). oklch(49% 0.266 296), rgb(118, 3, 225).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.31:1).
About this color
#7603E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.266 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purply Blue (#661AEE), ΔE 0.041 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.266) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purply Blue (#661AEE) |
| Black text | 2.87:1 |
| White text | 7.31:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7603E1 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 3, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 97%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.266 296) |
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 #7603E1 | 7.31:1 | AAA | Lc -88.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7603E1 | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 21.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7603E1 text on white | 7.31:1 | AAA | Lc 83.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7603E1 text on black | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -19.0 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FF
oklch(97.2% 0.015 294.5)
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Step 100
100
#EBE6FF
oklch(93.6% 0.034 294.9)
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Step 200
200
#DCD1FF
oklch(88.4% 0.064 296)
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Step 300
300
#C7B2FF
oklch(80.9% 0.109 296.4)
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Step 400
400
#AC86FF
oklch(70.8% 0.174 296.2)
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Step 500
500
#9A60FF
oklch(63.2% 0.225 296.1)
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Step 600
600
#8A27FF
oklch(55.6% 0.28 296.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7603E1
oklch(49% 0.266 296)
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Step 800
800
#6013B6
oklch(42.7% 0.22 296.1)
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Step 900
900
#4E1E90
oklch(37.8% 0.172 296.1)
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Step 950
950
#2D1454
oklch(27% 0.109 296.1)
#7603E1 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) | #0057E6 | 0.153 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0053DE | 0.151 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #565884 | 0.199 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.269 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7603E1
#7603E1
oklch(49% 0.266 296)
- #5E6700
#5E6700
oklch(48.9% 0.111 115.6)
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 #7603E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7603E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.041
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.044
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.052
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.058
- Blue Purple #5A06EF ΔE 0.062
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.067
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.068
Use #7603E1 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.