#7A71F8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.6% 0.195 282.2), rgb(122, 113, 248).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#7A71F8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A71F8 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 113, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 91%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.195 282.2) |
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 #7A71F8 | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A71F8 | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A71F8 text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A71F8 text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 281.7)
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Step 300
300
#B7B9FD
oklch(80.9% 0.096 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9392FC
oklch(70.7% 0.153 282.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A71F8
oklch(62.6% 0.195 282.2)
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Step 600
600
#6756E9
oklch(55.6% 0.213 282.2)
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Step 700
700
#5645CA
oklch(49% 0.197 282.1)
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Step 800
800
#463AA4
oklch(42.7% 0.164 282.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A3382
oklch(37.6% 0.128 282.3)
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Step 950
950
#221F4C
oklch(27% 0.081 282.6)
#7A71F8 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) | #1B88FD | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007EF5 | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4790AA | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A71F8
#7A71F8
oklch(62.6% 0.195 282.2)
- #988A00
#988A00
oklch(62.6% 0.131 102.3)
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 #7A71F8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A71F8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.027
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.078
Use #7A71F8 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.