#7C75E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.16 283.6), rgb(124, 117, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#7C75E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.160 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C75E2 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 117, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 65%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.16 283.6) |
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 #7C75E2 | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C75E2 | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C75E2 text on white | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C75E2 text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8F9
oklch(93.5% 0.023 283.3)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F6
oklch(88.5% 0.044 284)
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Step 300
300
#B9BBF2
oklch(81% 0.077 282.9)
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Step 400
400
#9795EC
oklch(70.7% 0.126 283.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C75E2
oklch(62% 0.16 283.6)
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Step 600
600
#6A5ED4
oklch(55.5% 0.175 283.7)
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Step 700
700
#594DB7
oklch(49.1% 0.161 283.9)
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Step 800
800
#484094
oklch(42.7% 0.133 283.5)
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Step 900
900
#3C3776
oklch(37.7% 0.104 283.8)
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Step 950
950
#232145
oklch(27% 0.065 283.6)
#7C75E2 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) | #4786E6 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #427FE0 | 0.069 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B8CA1 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C75E2
#7C75E2
oklch(62% 0.16 283.6)
- #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 #7C75E2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.039
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.053
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.067
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.067
Use #7C75E2 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.