#7962F0
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.204 285.8), rgb(121, 98, 240).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.81:1).
About this color
#7962F0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.81:1 |
| White text | 4.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7962F0 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 98, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 83%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.204 285.8) |
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 #7962F0 | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7962F0 | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7962F0 text on white | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7962F0 text on black | 4.81:1 | AA | Lc -31.9 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FD
oklch(93.7% 0.028 285.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FD
oklch(88.6% 0.055 285.2)
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Step 300
300
#BAB7FF
oklch(80.8% 0.101 285.8)
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Step 400
400
#998FFF
oklch(70.7% 0.16 285.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7962F0
oklch(59.4% 0.204 285.8)
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Step 600
600
#6F50EC
oklch(55.6% 0.222 285.7)
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Step 700
700
#5E3FCD
oklch(49.1% 0.206 286)
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Step 800
800
#4C36A6
oklch(42.8% 0.171 285.7)
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Step 900
900
#3E3184
oklch(37.8% 0.133 285.2)
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Step 950
950
#241D4D
oklch(26.9% 0.085 285.8)
#7962F0 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) | #007DF5 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075ED | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4D83A0 | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7962F0
#7962F0
oklch(59.4% 0.204 285.8)
- #898200
#898200
oklch(59.4% 0.127 105.9)
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 #7962F0, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.073
Use #7962F0 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.