#7866E4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.184 285.9), rgb(120, 102, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.81:1).
About this color
#7866E4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.81:1 |
| White text | 4.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7866E4 |
| RGB | rgb(120, 102, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 70%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.184 285.9) |
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 #7866E4 | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7866E4 | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7866E4 text on white | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7866E4 text on black | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc -31.8 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F7
oklch(88.4% 0.047 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F4
oklch(80.8% 0.083 285.9)
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Step 400
400
#9A93EF
oklch(70.7% 0.133 286)
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Step 500
500
#8375EA
oklch(63.1% 0.17 285.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7866E4
oklch(59.2% 0.184 285.9)
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Step 700
700
#5C4ABB
oklch(49.1% 0.17 285.5)
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Step 800
800
#4B3D97
oklch(42.6% 0.141 285.8)
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Step 900
900
#3E3578
oklch(37.6% 0.11 285.9)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#7866E4 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) | #197CE8 | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1375E1 | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #53829B | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7866E4
#7866E4
oklch(59.2% 0.184 285.9)
- #888100
#888100
oklch(59% 0.126 105.8)
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 #7866E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7866E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.044
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.045
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.068
Use #7866E4 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.