#7B6DDA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.161 286.4), rgb(123, 109, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.04:1).
About this color
#7B6DDA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.04:1 |
| White text | 4.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B6DDA |
| RGB | rgb(123, 109, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 60%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.161 286.4) |
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 #7B6DDA | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B6DDA | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B6DDA text on white | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B6DDA text on black | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | 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
#F5F5FC
oklch(97.2% 0.009 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F5
oklch(88.4% 0.044 286.9)
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Step 300
300
#BCBAF2
oklch(81% 0.079 286.1)
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Step 400
400
#9B94EB
oklch(70.8% 0.125 286.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B6DDA
oklch(60% 0.161 286.4)
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Step 600
600
#6F5DD3
oklch(55.7% 0.175 286.2)
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Step 700
700
#5D4BB6
oklch(49% 0.162 286.5)
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Step 800
800
#4C3F94
oklch(42.8% 0.134 286.3)
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Step 900
900
#3F3676
oklch(37.7% 0.106 286.6)
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Step 950
950
#242045
oklch(26.9% 0.067 285.9)
#7B6DDA 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) | #3E7FDE | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C79D8 | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E8499 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B6DDA
#7B6DDA
oklch(60% 0.161 286.4)
- #8A8400
#8A8400
oklch(59.9% 0.128 106.5)
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 #7B6DDA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.062
Use #7B6DDA 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.