#7B69EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.193 285.3), rgb(123, 105, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.09:1).
About this color
#7B69EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.002 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.09:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.09:1 |
| White text | 4.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B69EE |
| RGB | rgb(123, 105, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.193 285.3) |
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 #7B69EE | 4.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B69EE | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B69EE text on white | 4.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B69EE text on black | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc -33.7 | 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
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FB
oklch(88.5% 0.052 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FB
oklch(80.8% 0.094 285.5)
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Step 400
400
#9991FA
oklch(70.8% 0.151 285.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B69EE
oklch(60.6% 0.193 285.3)
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Step 600
600
#6E55E6
oklch(55.7% 0.209 285.3)
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Step 700
700
#5C43C7
oklch(49% 0.195 285.4)
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Step 800
800
#4B39A1
oklch(42.7% 0.16 285.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E3280
oklch(37.6% 0.126 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241E4B
oklch(26.9% 0.08 285.8)
#7B69EE 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) | #0C81F2 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079EB | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5287A1 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B69EE
#7B69EE
oklch(60.6% 0.193 285.3)
- #8E8500
#8E8500
oklch(60.5% 0.128 104.8)
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 #7B69EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.002
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.059
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.062
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.070
Use #7B69EE 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.