#7972F5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.5% 0.19 281.8), rgb(121, 114, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.53:1).
About this color
#7972F5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.53:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.53:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7972F5 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 114, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 87%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.19 281.8) |
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 #7972F5 | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7972F5 | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7972F5 text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7972F5 text on black | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6BAFC
oklch(80.9% 0.093 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9393FA
oklch(70.7% 0.148 281.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7972F5
oklch(62.5% 0.19 281.8)
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Step 600
600
#6658E6
oklch(55.6% 0.207 281.8)
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Step 700
700
#5547C8
oklch(49.1% 0.192 281.6)
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Step 800
800
#453BA2
oklch(42.6% 0.16 281.6)
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Step 900
900
#3A3480
oklch(37.7% 0.124 282.2)
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Step 950
950
#211F4B
oklch(26.9% 0.079 281.7)
#7972F5 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) | #2688FA | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #147EF2 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #478FA9 | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7972F5
#7972F5
oklch(62.5% 0.19 281.8)
- #988900
#988900
oklch(62.4% 0.131 101.7)
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 #7972F5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7972F5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.024
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.075
Use #7972F5 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.