#7D6EE7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.2% 0.176 285.6), rgb(125, 110, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.25:1).
About this color
#7D6EE7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.25:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.25:1 |
| White text | 3.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D6EE7 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 110, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 72%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.176 285.6) |
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 #7D6EE7 | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D6EE7 | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D6EE7 text on white | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D6EE7 text on black | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F8
oklch(88.4% 0.048 285.4)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F7
oklch(80.9% 0.087 285.8)
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Step 400
400
#9992F2
oklch(70.6% 0.138 285.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D6EE7
oklch(61.2% 0.176 285.6)
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Step 600
600
#6E59DC
oklch(55.6% 0.192 285.7)
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Step 700
700
#5C48BF
oklch(49.1% 0.178 285.5)
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Step 800
800
#4B3C9A
oklch(42.7% 0.147 285.6)
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Step 900
900
#3E357B
oklch(37.8% 0.115 285.4)
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Step 950
950
#241F48
oklch(26.9% 0.074 285.9)
#7D6EE7 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) | #3283EB | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2E7CE4 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A88A0 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D6EE7
#7D6EE7
oklch(61.2% 0.176 285.6)
- #8F8700
#8F8700
oklch(61.1% 0.13 105.5)
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 #7D6EE7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7D6EE7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.019
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.064
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
Use #7D6EE7 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.