#7C60E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.7% 0.194 288.6), rgb(124, 96, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).
About this color
#7C60E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.67:1 |
| White text | 4.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C60E6 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 96, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 73%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.194 288.6) |
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 #7C60E6 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C60E6 | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc 33.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C60E6 text on white | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C60E6 text on black | 4.67:1 | AA | Lc -30.9 | 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
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F6
oklch(80.9% 0.087 288.7)
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Step 400
400
#9E91F2
oklch(70.8% 0.139 288.5)
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Step 500
500
#8872ED
oklch(63.1% 0.178 288.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C60E6
oklch(58.7% 0.194 288.6)
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Step 700
700
#6145BE
oklch(49% 0.181 288.5)
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Step 800
800
#4F3A9A
oklch(42.7% 0.15 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#41337A
oklch(37.6% 0.116 288.6)
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Step 950
950
#261F48
oklch(27.1% 0.074 288.3)
#7C60E6 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) | #007AEA | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0073E3 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A7E9A | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C60E6
#7C60E6
oklch(58.7% 0.194 288.6)
- #838100
#838100
oklch(58.6% 0.127 108.7)
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 #7C60E6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.026
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.045
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.060
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.069
Use #7C60E6 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.