#7975FB
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63.4% 0.194 280.7), rgb(121, 117, 251).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.75:1).
About this color
#7975FB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.75:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.75:1 |
| White text | 3.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7975FB |
| RGB | rgb(121, 117, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 94%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.194 280.7) |
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 #7975FB | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7975FB | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7975FB text on white | 3.65:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7975FB text on black | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFD
oklch(80.9% 0.095 280.7)
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Step 400
400
#9093FC
oklch(70.6% 0.152 280.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7975FB
oklch(63.4% 0.194 280.7)
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Step 600
600
#6458E9
oklch(55.7% 0.211 280.8)
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Step 700
700
#5347CB
oklch(49.2% 0.196 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#443BA4
oklch(42.7% 0.163 280.8)
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Step 900
900
#383482
oklch(37.6% 0.127 280.7)
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Step 950
950
#211F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 281.5)
#7975FB 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) | #258BFF | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0B81F8 | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4293AD | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7975FB
#7975FB
oklch(63.4% 0.194 280.7)
- #9D8B00
#9D8B00
oklch(63.3% 0.132 100.1)
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 #7975FB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7975FB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.022
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.060
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.075
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.078
Use #7975FB 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.