#7B71FE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.1% 0.203 282.1), rgb(123, 113, 254).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#7B71FE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.203 and its hue 282°. 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 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B71FE |
| RGB | rgb(123, 113, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 99%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.203 282.1) |
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 #7B71FE | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B71FE | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B71FE text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B71FE text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#E6E8FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 281.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3D5FD
oklch(88.4% 0.055 283)
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Step 300
300
#B6B9FF
oklch(80.9% 0.099 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9391FF
oklch(70.6% 0.158 282.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B71FE
oklch(63.1% 0.203 282.1)
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Step 600
600
#6754ED
oklch(55.6% 0.22 282.2)
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Step 700
700
#5643CF
oklch(49.2% 0.205 281.9)
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Step 800
800
#4638A7
oklch(42.7% 0.17 282.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A3284
oklch(37.6% 0.133 282.4)
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Step 950
950
#211E4D
oklch(26.8% 0.084 282)
#7B71FE 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) | #0389FF | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007FFB | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4591AD | 0.172 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.203 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B71FE
#7B71FE
oklch(63.1% 0.203 282.1)
- #9A8B00
#9A8B00
oklch(63% 0.132 101.8)
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 #7B71FE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B71FE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.030
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.069
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.070
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.079
Use #7B71FE 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.