#7764E0
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.5% 0.181 286.4), rgb(119, 100, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#7764E0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.68:1 |
| White text | 4.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7764E0 |
| RGB | rgb(119, 100, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 67%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.181 286.4) |
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 #7764E0 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7764E0 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 33.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7764E0 text on white | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7764E0 text on black | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -30.9 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F6
oklch(88.4% 0.045 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F4
oklch(80.9% 0.083 286.7)
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Step 400
400
#9B93EE
oklch(70.7% 0.131 286.6)
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Step 500
500
#8475E8
oklch(63% 0.168 286.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7764E0
oklch(58.5% 0.181 286.4)
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Step 700
700
#5D4ABA
oklch(49.1% 0.169 286.2)
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Step 800
800
#4C3D96
oklch(42.6% 0.14 286.6)
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Step 900
900
#3F3578
oklch(37.7% 0.11 286.7)
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Step 950
950
#242046
oklch(27% 0.069 285.6)
#7764E0 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) | #197AE4 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1573DD | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #548098 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7764E0
#7764E0
oklch(58.5% 0.181 286.4)
- #868000
#868000
oklch(58.6% 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 #7764E0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7764E0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.037
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.061
Use #7764E0 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.