#7665EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.193 284.7), rgb(118, 101, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.81:1).
About this color
#7665EA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.81:1 |
| White text | 4.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7665EA |
| RGB | rgb(118, 101, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 76%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.193 284.7) |
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 #7665EA | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7665EA | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7665EA text on white | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7665EA text on black | 4.81:1 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F7
oklch(80.8% 0.087 285)
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Step 400
400
#9893F3
oklch(70.7% 0.138 284.7)
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Step 500
500
#8174EF
oklch(63.1% 0.178 284.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7665EA
oklch(59.3% 0.193 284.7)
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Step 700
700
#5B48C0
oklch(49.1% 0.18 284.9)
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Step 800
800
#4A3C9B
oklch(42.7% 0.148 284.9)
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Step 900
900
#3D357C
oklch(37.8% 0.116 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#7665EA 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) | #007DEE | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075E7 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B839E | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7665EA
#7665EA
oklch(59.3% 0.193 284.7)
- #8A8100
#8A8100
oklch(59.2% 0.125 104.7)
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 #7665EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.012
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.069
Use #7665EA 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.