#7665DB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.2% 0.174 286.3), rgb(118, 101, 219).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.65:1).
About this color
#7665DB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.65:1 |
| White text | 4.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7665DB |
| RGB | rgb(118, 101, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 62%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.174 286.3) |
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 #7665DB | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc -76.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7665DB | 4.65:1 | AA | Lc 33.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7665DB text on white | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc 71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7665DB text on black | 4.65:1 | AA | Lc -30.6 | 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
#F5F5FC
oklch(97.2% 0.009 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D6F5
oklch(88.6% 0.042 285.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCBAF1
oklch(80.9% 0.077 286.2)
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Step 400
400
#9B94EB
oklch(70.8% 0.125 286.4)
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Step 500
500
#8477E4
oklch(63.1% 0.159 286.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7665DB
oklch(58.2% 0.174 286.3)
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Step 700
700
#5D4CB6
oklch(49.2% 0.161 286.2)
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Step 800
800
#4C3F93
oklch(42.8% 0.133 286.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F3675
oklch(37.7% 0.104 286.8)
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Step 950
950
#242045
oklch(26.9% 0.067 285.9)
#7665DB 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) | #267ADF | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2373D8 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #557F96 | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7665DB
#7665DB
oklch(58.2% 0.174 286.3)
- #857F00
#857F00
oklch(58.3% 0.125 106.4)
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 #7665DB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7665DB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.033
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.035
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
Use #7665DB 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.