#7D82FA
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(66% 0.175 278.7), rgb(125, 130, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.44:1).
About this color
#7D82FA is a medium-light, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.44:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.44:1 |
| White text | 3.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D82FA |
| RGB | rgb(125, 130, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 93%, 74%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.175 278.7) |
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 #7D82FA | 3.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D82FA | 6.44:1 | AA | Lc 44.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D82FA text on white | 3.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7D82FA text on black | 6.44:1 | AA | Lc -42.1 | 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
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D2D7F9
oklch(88.6% 0.047 278.8)
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Step 300
300
#B4BCF8
oklch(81% 0.085 278.4)
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Step 400
400
#8E96F4
oklch(70.6% 0.137 278.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D82FA
oklch(66% 0.175 278.7)
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Step 600
600
#605EDF
oklch(55.6% 0.191 278.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F4DC1
oklch(49.1% 0.176 278.4)
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Step 800
800
#41409C
oklch(42.7% 0.146 278.7)
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Step 900
900
#36377C
oklch(37.6% 0.114 278.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2149
oklch(27% 0.073 278.2)
#7D82FA 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) | #4B93FE | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F8AF7 | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B9CB2 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D82FA
#7D82FA
oklch(66% 0.175 278.7)
- #A89200
#A89200
oklch(66% 0.137 98.5)
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 #7D82FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7D82FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.025
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.026
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.036
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.043
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.060
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.062
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
Use #7D82FA 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.