#7C76EF
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63% 0.176 282.3), rgb(124, 118, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.69:1).
About this color
#7C76EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.69:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C76EF |
| RGB | rgb(124, 118, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 79%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.176 282.3) |
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 #7C76EF | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C76EF | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C76EF text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C76EF text on black | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#B7BAF7
oklch(80.8% 0.086 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9494F4
oklch(70.7% 0.139 282.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C76EF
oklch(63% 0.176 282.3)
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Step 600
600
#675BDE
oklch(55.5% 0.193 282.3)
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Step 700
700
#564AC1
oklch(49.1% 0.179 282.1)
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Step 800
800
#463E9C
oklch(42.8% 0.148 282)
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Step 900
900
#3A367C
oklch(37.7% 0.115 281.9)
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Step 950
950
#222048
oklch(26.9% 0.072 282.7)
#7C76EF 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) | #3C89F3 | 0.077 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3381EC | 0.079 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5290A7 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C76EF
#7C76EF
oklch(63% 0.176 282.3)
- #998B00
#998B00
oklch(62.9% 0.132 102.3)
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 #7C76EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C76EF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.027
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.052
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.067
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.072
Use #7C76EF 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.