#7C61EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.203 287.3), rgb(124, 97, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.80:1).
About this color
#7C61EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.203 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.80:1 |
| White text | 4.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C61EE |
| RGB | rgb(124, 97, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 81%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.203 287.3) |
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 #7C61EE | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C61EE | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C61EE text on white | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C61EE text on black | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc -31.8 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FD
oklch(93.5% 0.03 287.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FD
oklch(88.5% 0.056 287.4)
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Step 300
300
#BCB7FE
oklch(80.9% 0.1 287.2)
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Step 400
400
#9C8EFD
oklch(70.7% 0.159 287.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C61EE
oklch(59.4% 0.203 287.3)
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Step 600
600
#724FEA
oklch(55.5% 0.221 287.2)
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Step 700
700
#603ECC
oklch(49% 0.206 287.1)
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Step 800
800
#4E35A5
oklch(42.7% 0.17 287.1)
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Step 900
900
#403082
oklch(37.6% 0.132 287.3)
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Step 950
950
#251D4C
oklch(26.9% 0.083 287.2)
#7C61EE 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) | #007CF3 | 0.111 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075EB | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #55829E | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C61EE
#7C61EE
oklch(59.4% 0.203 287.3)
- #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 #7C61EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.031
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #7C61EE 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.