#7D00D9
Closest named color: Blue Violet (#8A2BE2). oklch(49% 0.261 300.3), rgb(125, 0, 217).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.30:1).
About this color
#7D00D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.261 and its hue 300°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.30:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.261) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) |
| Black text | 2.87:1 |
| White text | 7.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D00D9 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 0, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 100%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.261 300.3) |
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 #7D00D9 | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc -87.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7D00D9 | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 21.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7D00D9 text on white | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc 82.9 | Fine for body text |
| #7D00D9 text on black | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F3FF
oklch(97.1% 0.016 301.2)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FF
oklch(93.6% 0.036 299.7)
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Step 200
200
#E0D0FF
oklch(88.6% 0.066 300.6)
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Step 300
300
#CCB0FF
oklch(80.9% 0.113 300.2)
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Step 400
400
#B481FF
oklch(70.7% 0.182 300.5)
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Step 500
500
#A358FF
oklch(63.1% 0.236 300.3)
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Step 600
600
#931EF9
oklch(55.6% 0.28 300.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7D00D9
oklch(49% 0.261 300.3)
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Step 800
800
#6611B0
oklch(42.8% 0.217 300.4)
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Step 900
900
#521C8B
oklch(37.6% 0.169 300.2)
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Step 950
950
#301451
oklch(27.1% 0.106 300.4)
#7D00D9 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) | #0056DE | 0.167 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055D6 | 0.167 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #66537F | 0.189 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.264 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D00D9
#7D00D9
oklch(49% 0.261 300.3)
- #586900
#586900
oklch(48.9% 0.116 120.1)
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 #7D00D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7D00D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.050
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.057
- Burple #6832E3 ΔE 0.058
- Purply Blue #661AEE ΔE 0.061
- Purple Blue #5D21D0 ΔE 0.064
- Vivid Purple #9900FA ΔE 0.073
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.074
Use #7D00D9 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.