#7C72F3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.6% 0.187 283.1), rgb(124, 114, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.55:1).
About this color
#7C72F3 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 283°. 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 5.55:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.55:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C72F3 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 114, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 84%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.187 283.1) |
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 #7C72F3 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C72F3 | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C72F3 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C72F3 text on black | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 282.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FA
oklch(80.8% 0.091 283.5)
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Step 400
400
#9593F8
oklch(70.8% 0.145 282.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C72F3
oklch(62.6% 0.187 283.1)
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Step 600
600
#6958E4
oklch(55.6% 0.204 283.1)
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Step 700
700
#5847C6
oklch(49.2% 0.189 283)
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Step 800
800
#473BA0
oklch(42.6% 0.157 282.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B347F
oklch(37.7% 0.122 283)
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Step 950
950
#221F4A
oklch(26.9% 0.077 283)
#7C72F3 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) | #2B88F7 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #207FF0 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #508FA8 | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C72F3
#7C72F3
oklch(62.6% 0.187 283.1)
- #978A00
#978A00
oklch(62.5% 0.131 102.8)
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 #7C72F3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C72F3.
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 0.028
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.050
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.076
Use #7C72F3 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.