#7A15D8
Closest named color: Blue Violet (#8A2BE2). oklch(49.2% 0.253 298.8), rgb(122, 21, 216).
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White text reads best on this color (7.17:1).
About this color
#7A15D8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.253 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.17:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.253) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) |
| Black text | 2.92:1 |
| White text | 7.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A15D8 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 21, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 82%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.253 298.8) |
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 #7A15D8 | 7.17:1 | AAA | Lc -88.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7A15D8 | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc 21.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7A15D8 text on white | 7.17:1 | AAA | Lc 83.1 | Fine for body text |
| #7A15D8 text on black | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc -18.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F3FF
oklch(97.1% 0.016 301.2)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FF
oklch(93.6% 0.036 299.7)
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Step 200
200
#DED0FF
oklch(88.4% 0.066 298.7)
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Step 300
300
#CAB1FF
oklch(81% 0.111 298.6)
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Step 400
400
#B183FF
oklch(70.7% 0.179 298.9)
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Step 500
500
#A05BFF
oklch(63.1% 0.232 298.9)
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Step 600
600
#8F29F7
oklch(55.6% 0.272 299)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7A15D8
oklch(49.2% 0.253 298.8)
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Step 800
800
#6319AE
oklch(42.7% 0.209 299)
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Step 900
900
#50208A
oklch(37.7% 0.163 298.8)
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Step 950
950
#2F1551
oklch(27.1% 0.104 299.2)
#7A15D8 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) | #0057DD | 0.157 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056D5 | 0.157 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #625680 | 0.186 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.255 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A15D8
#7A15D8
oklch(49.2% 0.253 298.8)
- #5B6900
#5B6900
oklch(49.2% 0.115 118.5)
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 #7A15D8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A15D8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.043
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.049
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.055
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.056
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.056
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.065
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.070
Use #7A15D8 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.