#7B6CEE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.1% 0.189 284.6), rgb(123, 108, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#7B6CEE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B6CEE |
| RGB | rgb(123, 108, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.189 284.6) |
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 #7B6CEE | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B6CEE | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B6CEE text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B6CEE text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#B9B9FA
oklch(80.9% 0.091 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9792F8
oklch(70.7% 0.147 284.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B6CEE
oklch(61.1% 0.189 284.6)
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Step 600
600
#6C56E4
oklch(55.6% 0.206 284.6)
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Step 700
700
#5B45C6
oklch(49.1% 0.191 284.7)
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Step 800
800
#4A3AA0
oklch(42.7% 0.158 284.7)
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Step 900
900
#3D337F
oklch(37.6% 0.124 284.8)
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Step 950
950
#231F4A
oklch(27% 0.077 284.2)
#7B6CEE 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) | #1E83F2 | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #147BEB | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5289A3 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B6CEE
#7B6CEE
oklch(61.1% 0.189 284.6)
- #908700
#908700
oklch(61.2% 0.13 104.9)
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 #7B6CEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B6CEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.009
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.050
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.070
Use #7B6CEE 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.