#7971F1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.186 282.3), rgb(121, 113, 241).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.44:1).
About this color
#7971F1 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 282°. 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 5.44:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.44:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7971F1 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 113, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 82%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.186 282.3) |
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 #7971F1 | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7971F1 | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7971F1 text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7971F1 text on black | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FA
oklch(88.5% 0.05 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAFA
oklch(80.9% 0.09 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9493F8
oklch(70.7% 0.146 282.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7971F1
oklch(62% 0.186 282.3)
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Step 600
600
#6759E3
oklch(55.6% 0.201 282.2)
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Step 700
700
#5648C6
oklch(49.2% 0.188 282)
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Step 800
800
#463CA0
oklch(42.7% 0.156 282.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A357F
oklch(37.8% 0.121 282)
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Step 950
950
#22204A
oklch(27.1% 0.076 282.2)
#7971F1 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) | #2A86F5 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1C7DEE | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B8EA6 | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7971F1
#7971F1
oklch(62% 0.186 282.3)
- #968800
#968800
oklch(62% 0.13 102.2)
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 #7971F1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7971F1.
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 0.026
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.070
Use #7971F1 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.