#7C77F3
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63.5% 0.18 281.8), rgb(124, 119, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.78:1).
About this color
#7C77F3 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.78:1 |
| White text | 3.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C77F3 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 119, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 84%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.18 281.8) |
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 #7C77F3 | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C77F3 | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C77F3 text on white | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C77F3 text on black | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#D3D6FA
oklch(88.5% 0.05 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAF9
oklch(80.9% 0.089 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9394F6
oklch(70.7% 0.142 281.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C77F3
oklch(63.5% 0.18 281.8)
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Step 600
600
#665BE0
oklch(55.6% 0.195 281.7)
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Step 700
700
#5549C3
oklch(49% 0.183 281.7)
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Step 800
800
#453D9E
oklch(42.7% 0.152 281.5)
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Step 900
900
#3A367D
oklch(37.8% 0.117 281.8)
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Step 950
950
#212049
oklch(26.9% 0.074 281.3)
#7C77F3 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) | #398BF7 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F82F0 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4F92AA | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C77F3
#7C77F3
oklch(63.5% 0.18 281.8)
- #9B8C00
#9B8C00
oklch(63.4% 0.133 101.8)
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 #7C77F3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7C77F3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.025
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.052
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.067
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.075
Use #7C77F3 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.