#7968EB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.19 285), rgb(121, 104, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).
About this color
#7968EB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.99:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7968EB |
| RGB | rgb(121, 104, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 77%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.19 285) |
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 #7968EB | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7968EB | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7968EB text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7968EB text on black | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FB
oklch(88.5% 0.052 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9FB
oklch(81% 0.093 284.8)
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Step 400
400
#9891F9
oklch(70.7% 0.149 285)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7968EB
oklch(60.1% 0.19 285)
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Step 600
600
#6D55E4
oklch(55.5% 0.207 285.1)
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Step 700
700
#5C44C6
oklch(49% 0.192 285.3)
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Step 800
800
#4A39A0
oklch(42.6% 0.159 284.9)
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Step 900
900
#3D337F
oklch(37.6% 0.124 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#241F4B
oklch(27.2% 0.079 285.1)
#7968EB 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) | #0F7FEF | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0077E8 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #50869F | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7968EB
#7968EB
oklch(60.1% 0.19 285)
- #8C8400
#8C8400
oklch(60.1% 0.128 105.4)
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 #7968EB, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.005
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.074
Use #7968EB 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.