#7B5ED4
Closest named color: Light Indigo (#6D5ACF). oklch(57% 0.174 291.2), rgb(123, 94, 212).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#7B5ED4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Indigo (#6D5ACF), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Indigo (#6D5ACF) |
| Black text | 4.39:1 |
| White text | 4.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B5ED4 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 94, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 58%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57% 0.174 291.2) |
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 #7B5ED4 | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -78.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B5ED4 | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B5ED4 text on white | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 72.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B5ED4 text on black | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.8 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D9D5F4
oklch(88.6% 0.042 291.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F0
oklch(80.8% 0.079 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A192E8
oklch(70.7% 0.124 290.9)
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Step 500
500
#8C74E1
oklch(63.1% 0.159 291.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7B5ED4
oklch(57% 0.174 291.2)
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Step 700
700
#6449B3
oklch(49.1% 0.161 291)
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Step 800
800
#523C91
oklch(42.6% 0.134 291.6)
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Step 900
900
#433574
oklch(37.8% 0.104 290.8)
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Step 950
950
#271F44
oklch(26.9% 0.067 291.2)
#7B5ED4 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) | #1E74D8 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2670D1 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #627790 | 0.141 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #727272 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B5ED4
#7B5ED4
oklch(57% 0.174 291.2)
- #7B7D00
#7B7D00
oklch(56.9% 0.125 110.9)
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 #7B5ED4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B5ED4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.026
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.032
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.050
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
Use #7B5ED4 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.