#7E30A5
Closest named color: Rebecca Purple (#663399). oklch(47.6% 0.184 312), rgb(126, 48, 165).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.36:1).
About this color
#7E30A5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 312°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 0.050 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.36:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Rebecca Purple (#663399) |
| Black text | 2.85:1 |
| White text | 7.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E30A5 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 48, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 55%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.184 312) |
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 #7E30A5 | 7.36:1 | AAA | Lc -89.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E30A5 | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc 19.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E30A5 text on white | 7.36:1 | AAA | Lc 84.8 | Fine for body text |
| #7E30A5 text on black | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc -17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FB
oklch(97% 0.012 313.2)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F7
oklch(93.6% 0.027 312.6)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F1
oklch(88.4% 0.049 312.2)
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Step 300
300
#D4B0EB
oklch(80.8% 0.09 312)
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Step 400
400
#BE85E0
oklch(70.7% 0.141 312)
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Step 500
500
#AE62D8
oklch(63.1% 0.183 312)
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Step 600
600
#9945C5
oklch(55.6% 0.198 311.9)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E30A5
oklch(47.6% 0.184 312)
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Step 800
800
#6A2D8A
oklch(42.7% 0.153 311.8)
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Step 900
900
#562A6E
oklch(37.7% 0.119 311.9)
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Step 950
950
#331941
oklch(27% 0.077 312.4)
#7E30A5 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) | #0052A8 | 0.163 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2257A2 | 0.152 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794967 | 0.124 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E30A5
#7E30A5
oklch(47.6% 0.184 312)
- #3F6B00
#3F6B00
oklch(47.7% 0.132 132)
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 #7E30A5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.050
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.060
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.060
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.063
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.066
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.077
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.078
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.078
Use #7E30A5 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.