#7A64D5
Closest named color: Light Indigo (#6D5ACF). oklch(58% 0.167 289.1), rgb(122, 100, 213).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.61:1).
About this color
#7A64D5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Indigo (#6D5ACF), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.61:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Indigo (#6D5ACF) |
| Black text | 4.61:1 |
| White text | 4.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A64D5 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 100, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 57%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.167 289.1) |
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 #7A64D5 | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc -76.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7A64D5 | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc 32.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A64D5 text on white | 4.55:1 | AA | Lc 71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A64D5 text on black | 4.61:1 | AA | Lc -30.3 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F4
oklch(88.5% 0.042 289.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB9EF
oklch(80.8% 0.076 288.8)
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Step 400
400
#9E93E7
oklch(70.6% 0.121 288.9)
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Step 500
500
#8876DF
oklch(63% 0.154 289.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7A64D5
oklch(58% 0.167 289.1)
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Step 700
700
#614CB1
oklch(49.2% 0.154 289)
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Step 800
800
#4F3F90
oklch(42.8% 0.129 288.9)
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Step 900
900
#413673
oklch(37.7% 0.101 288.9)
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Step 950
950
#262043
oklch(27% 0.064 289.3)
#7A64D5 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) | #2E78D9 | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3073D2 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F7C93 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A64D5
#7A64D5
oklch(58% 0.167 289.1)
- #817F00
#817F00
oklch(57.9% 0.125 108.6)
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 #7A64D5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A64D5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.034
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.035
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.055
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.055
Use #7A64D5 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.