#7915D9
Closest named color: Blue Violet (#8A2BE2). oklch(49.2% 0.254 298.3), rgb(121, 21, 217).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.18:1).
About this color
#7915D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.254 and its hue 298°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.18:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.254) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) |
| Black text | 2.92:1 |
| White text | 7.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7915D9 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 21, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 82%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.254 298.3) |
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 #7915D9 | 7.18:1 | AAA | Lc -88.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7915D9 | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc 21.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7915D9 text on white | 7.18:1 | AAA | Lc 83.1 | Fine for body text |
| #7915D9 text on black | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc -18.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F6F3FF
oklch(97% 0.016 297.5)
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Step 100
100
#ECE5FF
oklch(93.5% 0.036 298)
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Step 200
200
#DED1FF
oklch(88.6% 0.064 298)
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Step 300
300
#C9B1FF
oklch(80.9% 0.111 298)
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Step 400
400
#B084FF
oklch(70.8% 0.177 298.3)
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Step 500
500
#9E5CFF
oklch(63.1% 0.231 298.1)
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Step 600
600
#8E29F9
oklch(55.7% 0.273 298.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7915D9
oklch(49.2% 0.254 298.3)
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Step 800
800
#6219AF
oklch(42.7% 0.21 298.3)
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Step 900
900
#4F208A
oklch(37.6% 0.163 298.2)
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Step 950
950
#2E1551
oklch(27% 0.104 298.2)
#7915D9 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) | #0058DE | 0.156 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055D6 | 0.155 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F5780 | 0.189 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.256 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7915D9
#7915D9
oklch(49.2% 0.254 298.3)
- #5B6900
#5B6900
oklch(49.2% 0.115 118.5)
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 #7915D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7915D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.044
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.047
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.053
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.055
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.057
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.063
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.069
Use #7915D9 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.