#7C60E2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.4% 0.189 289.1), rgb(124, 96, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.62:1).
About this color
#7C60E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.62:1 |
| White text | 4.53:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C60E2 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 96, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 69%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.189 289.1) |
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 #7C60E2 | 4.53:1 | AA | Lc -76.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C60E2 | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc 32.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C60E2 text on white | 4.53:1 | AA | Lc 71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C60E2 text on black | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc -30.5 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8FA
oklch(93.7% 0.024 288.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F5
oklch(80.9% 0.086 288.8)
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Step 400
400
#9F91F0
oklch(70.8% 0.137 289.2)
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Step 500
500
#8972EA
oklch(63% 0.174 289.2)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C60E2
oklch(58.4% 0.189 289.1)
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Step 700
700
#6246BC
oklch(49.1% 0.177 289.1)
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Step 800
800
#503B98
oklch(42.8% 0.145 289.2)
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Step 900
900
#423479
oklch(37.8% 0.113 289.2)
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Step 950
950
#261F47
oklch(27% 0.072 288.7)
#7C60E2 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) | #0079E6 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0473DF | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C7D98 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C60E2
#7C60E2
oklch(58.4% 0.189 289.1)
- #828100
#828100
oklch(58.5% 0.127 109.2)
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 #7C60E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C60E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.026
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.065
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
Use #7C60E2 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.