#7769E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.183 284.5), rgb(119, 105, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#7769E6 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 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7769E6 |
| RGB | rgb(119, 105, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.183 284.5) |
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 #7769E6 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7769E6 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7769E6 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7769E6 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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 500.
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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
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F9
oklch(80.9% 0.09 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9792F6
oklch(70.6% 0.144 284.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7769E6
oklch(59.7% 0.183 284.5)
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Step 600
600
#6C58E0
oklch(55.6% 0.198 284.6)
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Step 700
700
#5A47C3
oklch(49.1% 0.185 284.3)
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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
#231F49
oklch(26.9% 0.075 284.4)
#7769E6 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) | #207FEA | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1877E3 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #50859D | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7769E6
#7769E6
oklch(59.7% 0.183 284.5)
- #8C8200
#8C8200
oklch(59.7% 0.126 104.2)
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 #7769E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7769E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.014
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.048
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.070
Use #7769E6 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.