#7C76EC
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(62.8% 0.172 282.5), rgb(124, 118, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).
About this color
#7C76EC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.65:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C76EC |
| RGB | rgb(124, 118, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 76%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.172 282.5) |
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 #7C76EC | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C76EC | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C76EC text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C76EC text on black | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAF6
oklch(80.8% 0.084 282.8)
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Step 400
400
#9594F2
oklch(70.7% 0.136 282.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C76EC
oklch(62.8% 0.172 282.5)
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Step 600
600
#685CDB
oklch(55.5% 0.187 282.7)
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Step 700
700
#574BBE
oklch(49.1% 0.174 282.6)
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Step 800
800
#473E9A
oklch(42.7% 0.145 282.8)
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Step 900
900
#3B367A
oklch(37.7% 0.112 282.9)
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Step 950
950
#222048
oklch(26.9% 0.072 282.7)
#7C76EC 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) | #3F89F0 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3781E9 | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #548FA6 | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C76EC
#7C76EC
oklch(62.8% 0.172 282.5)
- #988B00
#988B00
oklch(62.9% 0.132 102.9)
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 #7C76EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C76EC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.051
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.071
Use #7C76EC 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.