#7A65EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.198 285.8), rgb(122, 101, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#7A65EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A65EE |
| RGB | rgb(122, 101, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 80%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.198 285.8) |
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 #7A65EE | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A65EE | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A65EE text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A65EE text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FC
oklch(88.5% 0.053 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FD
oklch(80.9% 0.097 285.3)
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Step 400
400
#9990FC
oklch(70.7% 0.155 285.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A65EE
oklch(59.9% 0.198 285.8)
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Step 600
600
#6F52E8
oklch(55.5% 0.215 285.9)
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Step 700
700
#5D41CA
oklch(49% 0.201 285.7)
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Step 800
800
#4C37A3
oklch(42.7% 0.166 286)
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Step 900
900
#3E3281
oklch(37.7% 0.128 285.4)
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Step 950
950
#241E4C
oklch(27% 0.082 285.5)
#7A65EE 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) | #007EF3 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076EB | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5184A0 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A65EE
#7A65EE
oklch(59.9% 0.198 285.8)
- #8B8300
#8B8300
oklch(59.8% 0.127 105.3)
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 #7A65EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.007
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.073
Use #7A65EE 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.