#7872EF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.182 281.8), rgb(120, 114, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#7872EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.182 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 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7872EF |
| RGB | rgb(120, 114, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 80%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.182 281.8) |
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 #7872EF | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7872EF | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7872EF text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7872EF text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FA
oklch(88.5% 0.05 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF9
oklch(80.9% 0.089 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9394F7
oklch(70.8% 0.143 281.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7872EF
oklch(62% 0.182 281.8)
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Step 600
600
#665AE1
oklch(55.5% 0.198 281.8)
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Step 700
700
#5649C4
oklch(49.2% 0.184 282)
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Step 800
800
#463D9E
oklch(42.7% 0.152 282)
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Step 900
900
#3A357E
oklch(37.7% 0.12 282.1)
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Step 950
950
#21204A
oklch(27% 0.076 281.1)
#7872EF 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) | #2F86F3 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #237DEC | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4A8EA6 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7872EF
#7872EF
oklch(62% 0.182 281.8)
- #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 #7872EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7872EF.
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
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
Use #7872EF 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.