#7B6EEB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.3% 0.182 284.4), rgb(123, 110, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#7B6EEB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B6EEB |
| RGB | rgb(123, 110, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 76%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.182 284.4) |
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 #7B6EEB | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B6EEB | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B6EEB text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B6EEB text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9F9
oklch(80.8% 0.09 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9792F5
oklch(70.6% 0.142 284.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B6EEB
oklch(61.3% 0.182 284.4)
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Step 600
600
#6C58E0
oklch(55.6% 0.198 284.6)
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Step 700
700
#5A47C2
oklch(49% 0.184 284.4)
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Step 800
800
#493B9D
oklch(42.6% 0.153 284.4)
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Step 900
900
#3D347D
oklch(37.7% 0.119 284.7)
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Step 950
950
#231F49
oklch(26.9% 0.075 284.4)
#7B6EEB 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) | #2B83EF | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #247BE8 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #548AA2 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B6EEB
#7B6EEB
oklch(61.3% 0.182 284.4)
- #918700
#918700
oklch(61.3% 0.13 104.3)
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 #7B6EEB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B6EEB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.067
Use #7B6EEB 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.