#7C63E5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.1% 0.189 288), rgb(124, 99, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#7C63E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.77:1 |
| White text | 4.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C63E5 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 99, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 71%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.189 288) |
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 #7C63E5 | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C63E5 | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C63E5 text on white | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C63E5 text on black | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -31.5 | 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
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F5
oklch(80.8% 0.086 288.1)
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Step 400
400
#9D91F0
oklch(70.6% 0.137 288.2)
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Step 500
500
#8773EB
oklch(63.1% 0.174 288)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7C63E5
oklch(59.1% 0.189 288)
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Step 700
700
#6047BC
oklch(49.1% 0.175 288)
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Step 800
800
#4E3B98
oklch(42.6% 0.145 288)
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Step 900
900
#403479
oklch(37.7% 0.113 287.7)
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Step 950
950
#261F47
oklch(27% 0.072 288.7)
#7C63E5 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) | #057BE9 | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0975E2 | 0.108 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A809A | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C63E5
#7C63E5
oklch(59.1% 0.189 288)
- #858200
#858200
oklch(59% 0.127 108.1)
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 #7C63E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C63E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.017
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.031
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.046
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.070
Use #7C63E5 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.