#7B16D5
Closest named color: Blue Violet (#8A2BE2). oklch(49.1% 0.25 299.8), rgb(123, 22, 213).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.19:1).
About this color
#7B16D5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.250 and its hue 300°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.250) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B16D5 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 22, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 81%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.25 299.8) |
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 #7B16D5 | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc -88.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B16D5 | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 20.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B16D5 text on white | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc 83.2 | Fine for body text |
| #7B16D5 text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -18.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F3FF
oklch(97.1% 0.016 301.2)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FE
oklch(93.6% 0.035 300.3)
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Step 200
200
#DFD0FF
oklch(88.5% 0.066 299.6)
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Step 300
300
#CBB0FF
oklch(80.9% 0.113 299.6)
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Step 400
400
#B382FF
oklch(70.7% 0.18 299.9)
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Step 500
500
#A259FF
oklch(63.1% 0.235 299.8)
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Step 600
600
#902AF5
oklch(55.6% 0.269 299.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7B16D5
oklch(49.1% 0.25 299.8)
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Step 800
800
#641AAC
oklch(42.7% 0.207 300)
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Step 900
900
#512088
oklch(37.7% 0.161 300)
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Step 950
950
#2F1550
oklch(27% 0.103 299.7)
#7B16D5 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) | #0057DA | 0.159 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056D2 | 0.160 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #65557E | 0.183 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.252 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B16D5
#7B16D5
oklch(49.1% 0.25 299.8)
- #596900
#596900
oklch(49% 0.116 119.6)
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 #7B16D5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B16D5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.052
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.052
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.052
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.059
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.061
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.069
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.070
Use #7B16D5 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.