#7B6BDB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.165 286.8), rgb(123, 107, 219).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.96:1).
About this color
#7B6BDB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.96:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.96:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B6BDB |
| RGB | rgb(123, 107, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 61%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.165 286.8) |
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 #7B6BDB | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B6BDB | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B6BDB text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B6BDB text on black | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F6
oklch(88.4% 0.045 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F3
oklch(80.8% 0.081 286.8)
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Step 400
400
#9B93ED
oklch(70.7% 0.13 286.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B6BDB
oklch(59.7% 0.165 286.8)
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Step 600
600
#705BD5
oklch(55.6% 0.18 286.9)
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Step 700
700
#5E4AB8
oklch(49.1% 0.166 286.9)
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Step 800
800
#4C3E95
oklch(42.7% 0.137 286.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F3577
oklch(37.6% 0.109 286.9)
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Step 950
950
#252046
oklch(27.1% 0.069 286.9)
#7B6BDB 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) | #387EDF | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3778D9 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E8399 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.165 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B6BDB
#7B6BDB
oklch(59.7% 0.165 286.8)
- #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 #7B6BDB, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.064
Use #7B6BDB 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.