#7D62E8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.194 288.3), rgb(125, 98, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.78:1).
About this color
#7D62E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.78:1 |
| White text | 4.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D62E8 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 98, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 74%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.194 288.3) |
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 #7D62E8 | 4.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7D62E8 | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D62E8 text on white | 4.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D62E8 text on black | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc -31.6 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8FA
oklch(93.7% 0.024 288.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F6
oklch(80.8% 0.087 288)
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Step 400
400
#9D91F2
oklch(70.7% 0.139 288)
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Step 500
500
#8872ED
oklch(63.1% 0.178 288.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7D62E8
oklch(59.2% 0.194 288.3)
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Step 700
700
#6146BF
oklch(49.2% 0.181 288.2)
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Step 800
800
#4F3A9A
oklch(42.7% 0.15 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#41337B
oklch(37.7% 0.117 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261F48
oklch(27.1% 0.074 288.3)
#7D62E8 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) | #007BEC | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075E5 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5B809C | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D62E8
#7D62E8
oklch(59.2% 0.194 288.3)
- #858300
#858300
oklch(59.2% 0.128 108.7)
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 #7D62E8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.029
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.070
Use #7D62E8 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.