#7A62ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.201 286.5), rgb(122, 98, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.79:1).
About this color
#7A62ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.79:1 |
| White text | 4.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A62ED |
| RGB | rgb(122, 98, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.201 286.5) |
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 #7A62ED | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7A62ED | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A62ED text on white | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A62ED text on black | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc -31.7 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5FA
oklch(88.6% 0.051 286.6)
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Step 300
300
#BCB8F9
oklch(80.9% 0.091 287)
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Step 400
400
#9B91F6
oklch(70.8% 0.145 286.6)
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Step 500
500
#8472F2
oklch(63.1% 0.185 286.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7A62ED
oklch(59.3% 0.201 286.5)
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Step 700
700
#5E45C3
oklch(49.1% 0.187 286.4)
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Step 800
800
#4C3A9D
oklch(42.7% 0.154 286.3)
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Step 900
900
#3F337D
oklch(37.7% 0.12 286.5)
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Step 950
950
#251F49
oklch(27.1% 0.075 286.8)
#7A62ED 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) | #007CF2 | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075EA | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #52829E | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A62ED
#7A62ED
oklch(59.3% 0.201 286.5)
- #888200
#888200
oklch(59.3% 0.127 106.4)
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 #7A62ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.014
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.033
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.073
Use #7A62ED 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.