#7A74FC
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63.4% 0.196 281.2), rgb(122, 116, 252).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.73:1).
About this color
#7A74FC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.73:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.73:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A74FC |
| RGB | rgb(122, 116, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 96%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.196 281.2) |
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 #7A74FC | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7A74FC | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7A74FC text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7A74FC text on black | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc -37.8 | 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
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FC
oklch(88.5% 0.052 280.5)
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Step 300
300
#B5BAFE
oklch(80.9% 0.096 280.8)
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Step 400
400
#9193FD
oklch(70.8% 0.153 280.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7A74FC
oklch(63.4% 0.196 281.2)
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Step 600
600
#6557EA
oklch(55.7% 0.213 281.2)
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Step 700
700
#5445CC
oklch(49% 0.2 281.1)
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Step 800
800
#453AA5
oklch(42.7% 0.165 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#393482
oklch(37.7% 0.127 281.3)
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Step 950
950
#211F4C
oklch(26.9% 0.081 281.5)
#7A74FC 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) | #1F8BFF | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0081F9 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4393AD | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A74FC
#7A74FC
oklch(63.4% 0.196 281.2)
- #9C8C00
#9C8C00
oklch(63.5% 0.133 101.3)
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 #7A74FC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7A74FC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.025
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.073
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.080
Use #7A74FC 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.