#7B60E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.2% 0.188 288.8), rgb(123, 96, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.60:1).
About this color
#7B60E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.60:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.60:1 |
| White text | 4.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B60E1 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 96, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 68%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.188 288.8) |
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 #7B60E1 | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc -76.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B60E1 | 4.60:1 | AA | Lc 32.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B60E1 text on white | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc 71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B60E1 text on black | 4.60:1 | 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
#E9E8FA
oklch(93.7% 0.024 288.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F5
oklch(80.9% 0.086 288.8)
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Step 400
400
#9E91EF
oklch(70.6% 0.135 288.8)
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Step 500
500
#8873EA
oklch(63.1% 0.173 288.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7B60E1
oklch(58.2% 0.188 288.8)
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Step 700
700
#6147BB
oklch(49.1% 0.174 288.6)
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Step 800
800
#4F3B98
oklch(42.7% 0.145 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#413479
oklch(37.7% 0.113 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261F47
oklch(27% 0.072 288.7)
#7B60E1 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) | #0078E5 | 0.111 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0672DE | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B7D97 | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B60E1
#7B60E1
oklch(58.2% 0.188 288.8)
- #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 #7B60E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B60E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.028
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.038
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.041
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
Use #7B60E1 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.