#7772FF
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63% 0.203 280.4), rgb(119, 114, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#7772FF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.203 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7772FF |
| RGB | rgb(119, 114, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 100%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.203 280.4) |
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 #7772FF | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7772FF | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7772FF text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7772FF text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FE
oklch(88.6% 0.055 280.7)
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Step 300
300
#B4BAFF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 280.1)
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Step 400
400
#9093FF
oklch(70.8% 0.156 280.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7772FF
oklch(63% 0.203 280.4)
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Step 600
600
#6355EF
oklch(55.6% 0.222 280.5)
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Step 700
700
#5344D0
oklch(49.2% 0.206 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#4339A8
oklch(42.7% 0.171 280.4)
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Step 900
900
#383385
oklch(37.7% 0.133 280.6)
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Step 950
950
#201F4E
oklch(27% 0.084 280.1)
#7772FF 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) | #018AFF | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007FFC | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #3893AE | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7772FF
#7772FF
oklch(63% 0.203 280.4)
- #9C8A00
#9C8A00
oklch(63% 0.131 100.1)
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 #7772FF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7772FF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.026
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.068
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.072
- Clear Blue #247AFD ΔE 0.080
Use #7772FF 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.