#7875FA
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63.3% 0.193 280.4), rgb(120, 117, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.72:1).
About this color
#7875FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 280°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.72:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7875FA |
| RGB | rgb(120, 117, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 93%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.193 280.4) |
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 #7875FA | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7875FA | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc 40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7875FA text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7875FA text on black | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc -37.7 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFD
oklch(80.9% 0.095 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9093FC
oklch(70.6% 0.152 280.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7875FA
oklch(63.3% 0.193 280.4)
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Step 600
600
#6358E8
oklch(55.5% 0.21 280.5)
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Step 700
700
#5347CA
oklch(49.1% 0.195 280.6)
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Step 800
800
#433CA3
oklch(42.7% 0.16 280.2)
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Step 900
900
#383582
oklch(37.8% 0.126 280.3)
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Step 950
950
#20204C
oklch(27.1% 0.079 279.7)
#7875FA 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) | #278BFF | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0D80F7 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4093AC | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7875FA
#7875FA
oklch(63.3% 0.193 280.4)
- #9C8B00
#9C8B00
oklch(63.2% 0.132 100.7)
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 #7875FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7875FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.021
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.057
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.074
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.078
Use #7875FA 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.