#7665E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.6% 0.182 285.6), rgb(118, 101, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.71:1).
About this color
#7665E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.71:1 |
| White text | 4.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7665E1 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 101, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 67%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.182 285.6) |
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 #7665E1 | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7665E1 | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc 33.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7665E1 text on white | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7665E1 text on black | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc -31.1 | 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
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F7
oklch(88.4% 0.047 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BBBAF4
oklch(81% 0.081 285.2)
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Step 400
400
#9A93EE
oklch(70.6% 0.131 286)
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Step 500
500
#8376E8
oklch(63.1% 0.166 285.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7665E1
oklch(58.6% 0.182 285.6)
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Step 700
700
#5C4ABA
oklch(49% 0.169 285.7)
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Step 800
800
#4B3E97
oklch(42.8% 0.14 285.5)
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Step 900
900
#3E3678
oklch(37.8% 0.109 285.5)
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Step 950
950
#242046
oklch(27% 0.069 285.6)
#7665E1 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) | #1A7BE5 | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1474DE | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #518199 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7665E1
#7665E1
oklch(58.6% 0.182 285.6)
- #878000
#878000
oklch(58.7% 0.125 105.8)
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 #7665E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7665E1.
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 0.038
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.040
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.062
Use #7665E1 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.