#7A6DDA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.161 285.9), rgb(122, 109, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.02:1).
About this color
#7A6DDA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.02:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.02:1 |
| White text | 4.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A6DDA |
| RGB | rgb(122, 109, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 60%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.161 285.9) |
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 #7A6DDA | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A6DDA | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A6DDA text on white | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A6DDA text on black | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D6F5
oklch(88.6% 0.042 285.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCBAF2
oklch(81% 0.079 286.1)
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Step 400
400
#9A94EB
oklch(70.7% 0.126 285.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A6DDA
oklch(59.9% 0.161 285.9)
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Step 600
600
#6E5DD3
oklch(55.6% 0.175 285.8)
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Step 700
700
#5C4CB7
oklch(49.2% 0.162 285.6)
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Step 800
800
#4B3F94
oklch(42.7% 0.134 285.7)
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Step 900
900
#3E3676
oklch(37.6% 0.106 285.8)
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Step 950
950
#242045
oklch(26.9% 0.067 285.9)
#7A6DDA 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) | #3D7FDE | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B79D8 | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C8499 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A6DDA
#7A6DDA
oklch(59.9% 0.161 285.9)
- #8B8400
#8B8400
oklch(60% 0.128 105.9)
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 #7A6DDA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
Use #7A6DDA 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.