#7C72EB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.176 283.7), rgb(124, 114, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.46:1).
About this color
#7C72EB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.46:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.46:1 |
| White text | 3.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C72EB |
| RGB | rgb(124, 114, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 75%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.176 283.7) |
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 #7C72EB | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C72EB | 5.46:1 | AA | Lc 38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C72EB text on white | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C72EB text on black | 5.46:1 | AA | Lc -36.0 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F9
oklch(88.6% 0.048 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B9BAF7
oklch(81% 0.086 283.6)
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Step 400
400
#9693F3
oklch(70.6% 0.138 283.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C72EB
oklch(62% 0.176 283.7)
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Step 600
600
#6A5ADD
oklch(55.5% 0.192 283.7)
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Step 700
700
#5949C0
oklch(49.1% 0.179 283.8)
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Step 800
800
#483D9B
oklch(42.7% 0.147 283.5)
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Step 900
900
#3C357B
oklch(37.6% 0.115 283.9)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#7C72EB 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) | #3786EF | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #307EE8 | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #558CA4 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C72EB
#7C72EB
oklch(62% 0.176 283.7)
- #948900
#948900
oklch(62% 0.131 103.9)
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 #7C72EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C72EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
Use #7C72EB 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.