#7969D8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.164 286.9), rgb(121, 105, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.82:1).
About this color
#7969D8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.82:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.82:1 |
| White text | 4.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7969D8 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 105, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 59%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.164 286.9) |
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 #7969D8 | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7969D8 | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7969D8 text on white | 4.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7969D8 text on black | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc -31.7 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5FC
oklch(97.2% 0.009 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.022 286)
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Step 200
200
#D7D6F4
oklch(88.6% 0.041 287.1)
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Step 300
300
#BDBAEF
oklch(80.9% 0.074 287.2)
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Step 400
400
#9C95E6
oklch(70.8% 0.117 287)
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Step 500
500
#8578DF
oklch(63.1% 0.151 287)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7969D8
oklch(59% 0.164 286.9)
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Step 700
700
#5E4DB1
oklch(49.1% 0.153 287.2)
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Step 800
800
#4C408F
oklch(42.7% 0.126 286.8)
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Step 900
900
#3F3772
oklch(37.6% 0.098 286.9)
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Step 950
950
#252143
oklch(27.1% 0.062 286.9)
#7969D8 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) | #367CDC | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3576D6 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C8197 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7969D8
#7969D8
oklch(59% 0.164 286.9)
- #878100
#878100
oklch(59% 0.126 106.4)
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 #7969D8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
Use #7969D8 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.