#7971E8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.174 283), rgb(121, 113, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.34:1).
About this color
#7971E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.34:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.34:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7971E8 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 113, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 72%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.174 283) |
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 #7971E8 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7971E8 | 5.34:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7971E8 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7971E8 text on black | 5.34:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAF7
oklch(80.9% 0.086 282.8)
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Step 400
400
#9594F2
oklch(70.7% 0.136 282.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7971E8
oklch(61.4% 0.174 283)
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Step 600
600
#695BDC
oklch(55.5% 0.19 283.2)
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Step 700
700
#584ABF
oklch(49.1% 0.176 283.2)
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Step 800
800
#473E9B
oklch(42.8% 0.146 282.7)
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Step 900
900
#3B367B
oklch(37.7% 0.113 282.8)
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Step 950
950
#222048
oklch(26.9% 0.072 282.7)
#7971E8 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) | #3784EC | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F7CE5 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #518BA2 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7971E8
#7971E8
oklch(61.4% 0.174 283)
- #938700
#938700
oklch(61.5% 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 #7971E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7971E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.044
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.060
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.067
Use #7971E8 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.