#7A69DF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.5% 0.173 286.5), rgb(122, 105, 223).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.91:1).
About this color
#7A69DF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.91:1 |
| White text | 4.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A69DF |
| RGB | rgb(122, 105, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 65%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.173 286.5) |
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 #7A69DF | 4.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A69DF | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A69DF text on white | 4.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A69DF text on black | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F8
oklch(88.5% 0.048 286.7)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F5
oklch(80.9% 0.084 286.6)
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Step 400
400
#9B92F0
oklch(70.6% 0.135 286.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A69DF
oklch(59.5% 0.173 286.5)
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Step 600
600
#6F59DA
oklch(55.5% 0.189 286.3)
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Step 700
700
#5E48BD
oklch(49.1% 0.176 286.7)
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Step 800
800
#4C3C99
oklch(42.7% 0.146 286.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F3579
oklch(37.8% 0.112 286.5)
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Step 950
950
#251F47
oklch(26.9% 0.072 287.4)
#7A69DF 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) | #2E7DE3 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2C77DC | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A839A | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A69DF
#7A69DF
oklch(59.5% 0.173 286.5)
- #898300
#898300
oklch(59.6% 0.127 106.5)
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 #7A69DF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A69DF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.069
Use #7A69DF 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.