#7970E8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.3% 0.175 283.3), rgb(121, 112, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.29:1).
About this color
#7970E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.29:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.29:1 |
| White text | 3.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7970E8 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 112, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 72%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.175 283.3) |
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 #7970E8 | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7970E8 | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7970E8 text on white | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7970E8 text on black | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9BAF7
oklch(81% 0.086 283.6)
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Step 400
400
#9694F3
oklch(70.8% 0.137 283.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7970E8
oklch(61.3% 0.175 283.3)
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Step 600
600
#695BDD
oklch(55.6% 0.191 283.1)
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Step 700
700
#584AC0
oklch(49.2% 0.177 283.1)
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Step 800
800
#483D9B
oklch(42.7% 0.147 283.5)
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Step 900
900
#3B367B
oklch(37.7% 0.113 282.8)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#7970E8 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) | #3484EC | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2D7CE5 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #528AA1 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7970E8
#7970E8
oklch(61.3% 0.175 283.3)
- #928600
#928600
oklch(61.1% 0.129 103.2)
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 #7970E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7970E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
Use #7970E8 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.