#7B72FA
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63% 0.196 282.2), rgb(123, 114, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#7B72FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B72FA |
| RGB | rgb(123, 114, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 93%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.196 282.2) |
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 #7B72FA | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B72FA | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B72FA text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B72FA text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#D3D6FC
oklch(88.6% 0.052 281.7)
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Step 300
300
#B6B9FD
oklch(80.8% 0.096 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9392FD
oklch(70.7% 0.154 282.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B72FA
oklch(63% 0.196 282.2)
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Step 600
600
#6756EA
oklch(55.6% 0.214 282.1)
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Step 700
700
#5645CB
oklch(49.1% 0.198 282)
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Step 800
800
#463AA4
oklch(42.7% 0.164 282.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A3382
oklch(37.6% 0.128 282.3)
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Step 950
950
#221F4C
oklch(27% 0.081 282.6)
#7B72FA 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) | #1C89FF | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007FF7 | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4891AB | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B72FA
#7B72FA
oklch(63% 0.196 282.2)
- #998B00
#998B00
oklch(62.9% 0.132 102.3)
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 #7B72FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7B72FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.027
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.059
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.080
Use #7B72FA 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.