#7C62EF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.203 287), rgb(124, 98, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#7C62EF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, 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 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C62EF |
| RGB | rgb(124, 98, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 82%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.203 287) |
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 #7C62EF | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C62EF | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C62EF text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C62EF text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.1 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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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
#9B8EFD
oklch(70.6% 0.159 287)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C62EF
oklch(59.6% 0.203 287)
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Step 600
600
#7250EA
oklch(55.7% 0.22 287.1)
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Step 700
700
#603FCC
oklch(49.2% 0.205 287)
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Step 800
800
#4E35A5
oklch(42.7% 0.17 287.1)
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Step 900
900
#403083
oklch(37.7% 0.133 287)
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Step 950
950
#251D4C
oklch(26.9% 0.083 287.2)
#7C62EF 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) | #007DF4 | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075EC | 0.108 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #54839F | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C62EF
#7C62EF
oklch(59.6% 0.203 287)
- #888300
#888300
oklch(59.5% 0.128 107)
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 #7C62EF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.013
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.033
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.062
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #7C62EF 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.