#7C6CDB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.163 287), rgb(124, 108, 219).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.02:1).
About this color
#7C6CDB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.163 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.02:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.163) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.02:1 |
| White text | 4.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C6CDB |
| RGB | rgb(124, 108, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 61%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.163 287) |
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 #7C6CDB | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C6CDB | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C6CDB text on white | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C6CDB text on black | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F6
oklch(88.4% 0.045 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F2
oklch(80.8% 0.08 286.9)
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Step 400
400
#9C93EC
oklch(70.7% 0.128 287.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C6CDB
oklch(60% 0.163 287)
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Step 600
600
#705BD4
oklch(55.5% 0.179 287)
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Step 700
700
#5E4AB7
oklch(49% 0.165 287.1)
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Step 800
800
#4D3E94
oklch(42.7% 0.136 287.2)
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Step 900
900
#3F3676
oklch(37.7% 0.106 286.6)
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Step 950
950
#252045
oklch(27% 0.067 287.2)
#7C6CDB 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) | #3B7FDF | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A79D9 | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F8399 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C6CDB
#7C6CDB
oklch(60% 0.163 287)
- #898400
#898400
oklch(59.8% 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 #7C6CDB, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
Use #7C6CDB 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.