#7D71EC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.179 284.3), rgb(125, 113, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.44:1).
About this color
#7D71EC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.44:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.44:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D71EC |
| RGB | rgb(125, 113, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 76%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.179 284.3) |
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 #7D71EC | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D71EC | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D71EC text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D71EC text on black | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9F8
oklch(80.8% 0.089 284.2)
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Step 400
400
#9793F4
oklch(70.7% 0.14 284.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D71EC
oklch(62% 0.179 284.3)
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Step 600
600
#6B59DE
oklch(55.5% 0.195 284.3)
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Step 700
700
#5A48C1
oklch(49.1% 0.181 284.3)
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Step 800
800
#493C9C
oklch(42.7% 0.15 284.2)
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Step 900
900
#3D357C
oklch(37.8% 0.116 284.5)
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Step 950
950
#232049
oklch(27.1% 0.074 283.6)
#7D71EC 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) | #3386F0 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2D7EE9 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #578CA4 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D71EC
#7D71EC
oklch(62% 0.179 284.3)
- #938900
#938900
oklch(61.9% 0.131 104.4)
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 #7D71EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7D71EC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
Use #7D71EC 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.