#7872ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.9% 0.18 282), rgb(120, 114, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.42:1).
About this color
#7872ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.180 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 5.42:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.42:1 |
| White text | 3.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7872ED |
| RGB | rgb(120, 114, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 77%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.18 282) |
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 #7872ED | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7872ED | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc 38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7872ED text on white | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7872ED text on black | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc -35.8 | 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 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
#D3D6F9
oklch(88.5% 0.048 281.5)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF9
oklch(80.9% 0.089 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9394F5
oklch(70.7% 0.14 281.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7872ED
oklch(61.9% 0.18 282)
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Step 600
600
#675BE0
oklch(55.7% 0.195 282.1)
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Step 700
700
#5649C2
oklch(49% 0.182 282.2)
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Step 800
800
#463D9D
oklch(42.7% 0.15 282.2)
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Step 900
900
#3A367D
oklch(37.8% 0.117 281.8)
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Step 950
950
#222049
oklch(27% 0.074 282.5)
#7872ED 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) | #3286F1 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #287DEA | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4C8DA5 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7872ED
#7872ED
oklch(61.9% 0.18 282)
- #968800
#968800
oklch(62% 0.13 102.2)
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 #7872ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7872ED.
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 0.026
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.067
Use #7872ED 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.