#7B64ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.198 286.5), rgb(123, 100, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).
About this color
#7B64ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.88:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B64ED |
| RGB | rgb(123, 100, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.198 286.5) |
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 #7B64ED | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B64ED | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B64ED text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B64ED text on black | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5FC
oklch(88.6% 0.053 286.4)
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Step 300
300
#BBB8FD
oklch(81% 0.097 286)
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Step 400
400
#9A8FFB
oklch(70.6% 0.155 286.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B64ED
oklch(59.7% 0.198 286.5)
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Step 600
600
#7052E8
oklch(55.6% 0.215 286.3)
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Step 700
700
#5F41CA
oklch(49.2% 0.2 286.5)
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Step 800
800
#4D37A3
oklch(42.8% 0.165 286.5)
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Step 900
900
#3F3181
oklch(37.6% 0.129 286.5)
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Step 950
950
#251E4C
oklch(27.1% 0.082 286.6)
#7B64ED 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) | #007EF2 | 0.108 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076EA | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #53839F | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B64ED
#7B64ED
oklch(59.7% 0.198 286.5)
- #898300
#898300
oklch(59.6% 0.127 106.5)
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 #7B64ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.009
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.072
Use #7B64ED 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.