#7A70DD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.161 284.7), rgb(122, 112, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.18:1).
About this color
#7A70DD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.18:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.18:1 |
| White text | 4.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A70DD |
| RGB | rgb(122, 112, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 62%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.161 284.7) |
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 #7A70DD | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A70DD | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A70DD text on white | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A70DD text on black | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc -34.2 | 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
#D5D6F6
oklch(88.5% 0.044 284)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF2
oklch(80.8% 0.079 284.5)
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Step 400
400
#9895EC
oklch(70.8% 0.126 284.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A70DD
oklch(60.6% 0.161 284.7)
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Step 600
600
#6C5ED3
oklch(55.6% 0.174 284.7)
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Step 700
700
#5A4CB7
oklch(49% 0.163 284.6)
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Step 800
800
#4A3F94
oklch(42.7% 0.135 285.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D3776
oklch(37.7% 0.104 284.6)
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Step 950
950
#242145
oklch(27.1% 0.065 285)
#7A70DD 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) | #4082E1 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3D7BDB | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A879C | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A70DD
#7A70DD
oklch(60.6% 0.161 284.7)
- #8E8500
#8E8500
oklch(60.5% 0.128 104.8)
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 #7A70DD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.064
Use #7A70DD 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.