#7A65DB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.6% 0.173 288), rgb(122, 101, 219).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.71:1).
About this color
#7A65DB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.71:1 |
| White text | 4.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A65DB |
| RGB | rgb(122, 101, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 62%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.6% 0.173 288) |
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 #7A65DB | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7A65DB | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc 33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A65DB text on white | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A65DB text on black | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc -31.0 | 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
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F5
oklch(88.5% 0.044 288.3)
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Step 300
300
#BDB9F1
oklch(80.8% 0.079 287.8)
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Step 400
400
#9D93EA
oklch(70.7% 0.125 288)
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Step 500
500
#8776E3
oklch(63.1% 0.159 288.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7A65DB
oklch(58.6% 0.173 288)
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Step 700
700
#604BB5
oklch(49.2% 0.161 288.1)
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Step 800
800
#4E3E92
oklch(42.7% 0.133 288.2)
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Step 900
900
#403675
oklch(37.7% 0.104 287.6)
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Step 950
950
#252044
oklch(26.9% 0.065 287.6)
#7A65DB 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) | #287ADF | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2974D8 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C7F96 | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A65DB
#7A65DB
oklch(58.6% 0.173 288)
- #848100
#848100
oklch(58.7% 0.127 108.1)
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 #7A65DB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A65DB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.038
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
Use #7A65DB 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.