#7B5EE6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.3% 0.197 288.6), rgb(123, 94, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.58:1).
About this color
#7B5EE6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.197 and its hue 289°. 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 4.58:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.58:1 |
| White text | 4.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B5EE6 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 94, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 73%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.3% 0.197 288.6) |
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 #7B5EE6 | 4.57:1 | AA | Lc -76.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B5EE6 | 4.58:1 | AA | Lc 32.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B5EE6 text on white | 4.57:1 | AA | Lc 71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B5EE6 text on black | 4.58:1 | AA | Lc -30.3 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 288.3)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F9
oklch(88.6% 0.049 287.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F7
oklch(81% 0.088 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F3
oklch(70.7% 0.142 288.7)
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Step 500
500
#8871EE
oklch(63% 0.181 288.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7B5EE6
oklch(58.3% 0.197 288.6)
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Step 700
700
#6145C0
oklch(49.2% 0.183 288.2)
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Step 800
800
#4F399B
oklch(42.6% 0.152 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#41337B
oklch(37.7% 0.117 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261E48
oklch(26.9% 0.075 289.1)
#7B5EE6 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) | #0078EA | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0072E3 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #587D99 | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #757575 | 0.198 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B5EE6
#7B5EE6
oklch(58.3% 0.197 288.6)
- #828000
#828000
oklch(58.3% 0.126 108.7)
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 #7B5EE6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.025
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.043
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.048
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.067
Use #7B5EE6 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.