#7D68DD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.5% 0.172 288.3), rgb(125, 104, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#7D68DD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D68DD |
| RGB | rgb(125, 104, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 63%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.172 288.3) |
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 #7D68DD | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D68DD | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D68DD text on white | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D68DD text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#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
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F4
oklch(80.8% 0.084 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9D92EF
oklch(70.7% 0.134 287.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D68DD
oklch(59.5% 0.172 288.3)
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Step 600
600
#7358D8
oklch(55.6% 0.188 288.5)
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Step 700
700
#6147BB
oklch(49.1% 0.174 288.6)
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Step 800
800
#4F3C97
oklch(42.8% 0.143 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#413478
oklch(37.7% 0.112 288.7)
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Step 950
950
#261F47
oklch(27% 0.072 288.7)
#7D68DD 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) | #2F7DE1 | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3077DA | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #608199 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D68DD
#7D68DD
oklch(59.5% 0.172 288.3)
- #868400
#868400
oklch(59.6% 0.129 108.7)
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 #7D68DD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7D68DD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.047
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.064
Use #7D68DD 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.