#7871F6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.3% 0.193 281.6), rgb(120, 113, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#7871F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7871F6 |
| RGB | rgb(120, 113, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 88%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.193 281.6) |
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 #7871F6 | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7871F6 | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7871F6 text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7871F6 text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 281.7)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFD
oklch(81% 0.094 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9293FB
oklch(70.7% 0.15 281.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7871F6
oklch(62.3% 0.193 281.6)
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Step 600
600
#6657E8
oklch(55.6% 0.21 281.8)
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Step 700
700
#5546CA
oklch(49.1% 0.196 281.6)
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Step 800
800
#453BA3
oklch(42.7% 0.161 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#393481
oklch(37.6% 0.126 281.4)
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Step 950
950
#211F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 281.5)
#7871F6 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) | #1F87FB | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #037EF3 | 0.092 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #448FA9 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7871F6
#7871F6
oklch(62.3% 0.193 281.6)
- #988900
#988900
oklch(62.4% 0.131 101.7)
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 #7871F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7871F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.025
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.065
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.075
Use #7871F6 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.