#7768E5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.5% 0.183 284.9), rgb(119, 104, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#7768E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7768E5 |
| RGB | rgb(119, 104, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 71%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.183 284.9) |
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 #7768E5 | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7768E5 | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7768E5 text on white | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7768E5 text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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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
#BAB9F9
oklch(80.9% 0.09 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9892F5
oklch(70.7% 0.142 284.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7768E5
oklch(59.5% 0.183 284.9)
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Step 600
600
#6D58E0
oklch(55.7% 0.198 285)
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Step 700
700
#5B47C3
oklch(49.2% 0.185 284.7)
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Step 800
800
#4A3B9D
oklch(42.6% 0.153 284.9)
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Step 900
900
#3D347D
oklch(37.7% 0.119 284.7)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#7768E5 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) | #1E7EE9 | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1676E2 | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #50849C | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7768E5
#7768E5
oklch(59.5% 0.183 284.9)
- #8B8200
#8B8200
oklch(59.6% 0.126 104.7)
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 #7768E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7768E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.047
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.069
Use #7768E5 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.