#7D358A
Closest named color: Light Eggplant (#894585). oklch(46.3% 0.15 321.3), rgb(125, 53, 138).
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White text reads best on this color (7.64:1).
About this color
#7D358A is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 321°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Eggplant (#894585), ΔE 0.048 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.64:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Eggplant (#894585) |
| Black text | 2.74:1 |
| White text | 7.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D358A |
| RGB | rgb(125, 53, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 45%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.3% 0.15 321.3) |
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 #7D358A | 7.64:1 | AAA | Lc -90.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7D358A | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc 18.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7D358A text on white | 7.64:1 | AAA | Lc 86.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7D358A text on black | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc -16.1 | 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
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E6F3
oklch(93.7% 0.021 321)
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Step 200
200
#E6D1EA
oklch(88.5% 0.041 320.8)
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Step 300
300
#D7B2DD
oklch(81% 0.072 321.6)
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Step 400
400
#C288CC
oklch(70.7% 0.116 321.5)
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Step 500
500
#B168BF
oklch(63.1% 0.148 321)
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Step 600
600
#9D4DAB
oklch(55.6% 0.162 321.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7D358A
oklch(46.3% 0.15 321.3)
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Step 800
800
#6D3377
oklch(42.7% 0.125 321.6)
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Step 900
900
#582E60
oklch(37.7% 0.096 321)
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Step 950
950
#341B38
oklch(26.9% 0.062 321.9)
#7D358A 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) | #234E8D | 0.146 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3E5688 | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E425A | 0.092 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D358A
#7D358A
oklch(46.3% 0.15 321.3)
- #166C05
#166C05
oklch(46.4% 0.15 141.3)
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 #7D358A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.048
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.054
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.062
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.064
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.083
- Red Violet #9E0168 ΔE 0.093
- Muted Purple #805B87 ΔE 0.094
Use #7D358A 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.