#7B6FED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.6% 0.183 283.9), rgb(123, 111, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#7B6FED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B6FED |
| RGB | rgb(123, 111, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.183 283.9) |
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 #7B6FED | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B6FED | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B6FED text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B6FED text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FA
oklch(88.4% 0.051 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9F9
oklch(80.8% 0.09 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9792F6
oklch(70.6% 0.144 284.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B6FED
oklch(61.6% 0.183 283.9)
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Step 600
600
#6B58E1
oklch(55.6% 0.2 284.1)
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Step 700
700
#5947C3
oklch(49% 0.185 283.8)
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Step 800
800
#493B9E
oklch(42.6% 0.154 284.2)
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Step 900
900
#3C347D
oklch(37.6% 0.119 284)
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Step 950
950
#231F49
oklch(26.9% 0.075 284.4)
#7B6FED 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) | #2B84F1 | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #237CEA | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #528BA3 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B6FED
#7B6FED
oklch(61.6% 0.183 283.9)
- #928800
#928800
oklch(61.6% 0.13 104.4)
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 #7B6FED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B6FED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.068
Use #7B6FED 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.