#7C60EF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.206 287.4), rgb(124, 96, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#7C60EF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.206 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.206) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.77:1 |
| White text | 4.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C60EF |
| RGB | rgb(124, 96, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 82%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.206 287.4) |
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 #7C60EF | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C60EF | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C60EF text on white | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C60EF text on black | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -31.6 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5FA
oklch(88.6% 0.051 286.6)
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Step 300
300
#BCB8FA
oklch(80.9% 0.093 286.9)
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Step 400
400
#9C90F7
oklch(70.7% 0.148 287.3)
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Step 500
500
#8670F3
oklch(63% 0.189 287.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C60EF
oklch(59.3% 0.206 287.4)
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Step 700
700
#6043C4
oklch(49.1% 0.191 287.5)
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Step 800
800
#4E389F
oklch(42.7% 0.159 287.5)
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Step 900
900
#40327E
oklch(37.7% 0.123 287.4)
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Step 950
950
#251E4A
oklch(27% 0.079 287.2)
#7C60EF 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) | #007CF4 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074EC | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #55819E | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.207 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C60EF
#7C60EF
oklch(59.3% 0.206 287.4)
- #878300
#878300
oklch(59.4% 0.128 107.6)
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 #7C60EF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.030
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.065
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #7C60EF 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.