#7C56E5
Closest named color: Purpley (#8756E4). oklch(57% 0.206 290.6), rgb(124, 86, 229).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.86:1).
About this color
#7C56E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.206 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purpley (#8756E4), ΔE 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.86:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.206) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purpley (#8756E4) |
| Black text | 4.31:1 |
| White text | 4.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C56E5 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 86, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 73%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57% 0.206 290.6) |
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 #7C56E5 | 4.86:1 | AA | Lc -78.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C56E5 | 4.31:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C56E5 text on white | 4.86:1 | AA | Lc 73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C56E5 text on black | 4.31:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F9
oklch(81% 0.093 290.4)
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Step 400
400
#A18EF5
oklch(70.7% 0.148 290.6)
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Step 500
500
#8C6EF1
oklch(63.1% 0.189 290.5)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C56E5
oklch(57% 0.206 290.6)
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Step 700
700
#6541C3
oklch(49.2% 0.192 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#52369D
oklch(42.6% 0.159 290.6)
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Step 900
900
#44317D
oklch(37.8% 0.123 290.8)
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Step 950
950
#271D49
oklch(26.9% 0.079 290.6)
#7C56E5 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) | #0074EA | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #006EE2 | 0.118 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C7896 | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #717171 | 0.207 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C56E5
#7C56E5
oklch(57% 0.206 290.6)
- #7C7D00
#7C7D00
oklch(57% 0.125 110.3)
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 #7C56E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C56E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.019
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.042
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.047
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.049
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.065
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.072
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.075
Use #7C56E5 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.