#7973F3
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(62.5% 0.186 281.7), rgb(121, 115, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.55:1).
About this color
#7973F3 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.55:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.55:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7973F3 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 115, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 84%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.186 281.7) |
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 #7973F3 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7973F3 | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7973F3 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7973F3 text on black | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#B6BAFB
oklch(80.9% 0.092 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9393F8
oklch(70.6% 0.146 282)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7973F3
oklch(62.5% 0.186 281.7)
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Step 600
600
#6659E4
oklch(55.6% 0.203 281.8)
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Step 700
700
#5548C6
oklch(49.1% 0.188 281.6)
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Step 800
800
#453CA0
oklch(42.6% 0.156 281.6)
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Step 900
900
#3A357F
oklch(37.8% 0.121 282)
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Step 950
950
#21204A
oklch(27% 0.076 281.1)
#7973F3 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) | #2D88F7 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1F7FF0 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4990A8 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7973F3
#7973F3
oklch(62.5% 0.186 281.7)
- #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 #7973F3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7973F3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.023
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.067
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.075
Use #7973F3 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.