#7860FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.8% 0.219 284.7), rgb(120, 96, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#7860FA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.219 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.219) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7860FA |
| RGB | rgb(120, 96, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 94%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.8% 0.219 284.7) |
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 #7860FA | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7860FA | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7860FA text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7860FA text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FF
oklch(93.7% 0.031 283.8)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FF
oklch(88.6% 0.058 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B8FF
oklch(80.9% 0.1 284.6)
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Step 400
400
#9790FF
oklch(70.8% 0.159 284.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7860FA
oklch(59.8% 0.219 284.7)
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Step 600
600
#6D4CF5
oklch(55.6% 0.238 284.5)
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Step 700
700
#5C3AD6
oklch(49% 0.223 284.7)
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Step 800
800
#4B32AD
oklch(42.7% 0.184 284.8)
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Step 900
900
#3D2F89
oklch(37.8% 0.143 284.3)
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Step 950
950
#231D50
oklch(27.1% 0.09 284)
#7860FA 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) | #007EFF | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075F7 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4385A4 | 0.184 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7860FA
#7860FA
oklch(59.8% 0.219 284.7)
- #8C8300
#8C8300
oklch(59.9% 0.127 104.8)
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 #7860FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.068
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.068
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.073
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.073
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.076
Use #7860FA 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.