#7A60DD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(57.9% 0.183 289), rgb(122, 96, 221).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.62:1).
About this color
#7A60DD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.54:1 |
| White text | 4.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A60DD |
| RGB | rgb(122, 96, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 65%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.9% 0.183 289) |
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 #7A60DD | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc -77.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7A60DD | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc 32.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A60DD text on white | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc 71.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A60DD text on black | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc -29.9 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F6
oklch(88.5% 0.045 288.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F3
oklch(80.8% 0.083 289.1)
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Step 400
400
#9E92ED
oklch(70.7% 0.131 288.6)
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Step 500
500
#8874E7
oklch(63.1% 0.167 288.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7A60DD
oklch(57.9% 0.183 289)
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Step 700
700
#6148B9
oklch(49.1% 0.17 288.7)
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Step 800
800
#4F3C96
oklch(42.7% 0.141 288.7)
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Step 900
900
#413477
oklch(37.6% 0.11 288.9)
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Step 950
950
#261F46
oklch(27% 0.07 289.1)
#7A60DD 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) | #0F77E1 | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1572DA | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C7C95 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A60DD
#7A60DD
oklch(57.9% 0.183 289)
- #807F00
#807F00
oklch(57.8% 0.126 109.2)
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 #7A60DD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A60DD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.031
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.033
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.036
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.038
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.066
Use #7A60DD 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.