#7656FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.1% 0.232 285.6), rgb(118, 86, 250).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#7656FA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.232 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.232) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.48:1 |
| White text | 4.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7656FA |
| RGB | rgb(118, 86, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 94%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.1% 0.232 285.6) |
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 #7656FA | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -77.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7656FA | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7656FA text on white | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7656FA text on black | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.8 | 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
#E7E7FE
oklch(93.5% 0.031 285.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5D4FF
oklch(88.5% 0.059 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FF
oklch(81% 0.1 285.2)
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Step 400
400
#998FFF
oklch(70.7% 0.16 285.6)
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Step 500
500
#836DFF
oklch(63.1% 0.208 285.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7656FA
oklch(58.1% 0.232 285.6)
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Step 700
700
#5E3CD2
oklch(49.1% 0.216 285.7)
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Step 800
800
#4C33AA
oklch(42.7% 0.179 285.6)
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Step 900
900
#3E2F86
oklch(37.6% 0.139 285.5)
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Step 950
950
#241D4F
oklch(27.1% 0.088 285.2)
#7656FA 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) | #0078FF | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006FF7 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3F7FA1 | 0.191 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.233 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7656FA
#7656FA
oklch(58.1% 0.232 285.6)
- #857E00
#857E00
oklch(58.1% 0.124 105.8)
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 #7656FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.071
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.071
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.076
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.078
Use #7656FA 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.