#7E31A3
Closest named color: Rebecca Purple (#663399). oklch(47.5% 0.181 312.5), rgb(126, 49, 163).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.35:1).
About this color
#7E31A3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 313°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 0.049 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.35:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Rebecca Purple (#663399) |
| Black text | 2.85:1 |
| White text | 7.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E31A3 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 49, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 54%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.5% 0.181 312.5) |
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 #7E31A3 | 7.35:1 | AAA | Lc -89.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E31A3 | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc 19.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E31A3 text on white | 7.35:1 | AAA | Lc 84.8 | Fine for body text |
| #7E31A3 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
#F0E5F6
oklch(93.6% 0.025 314)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F1
oklch(88.4% 0.049 312.2)
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Step 300
300
#D4B1EA
oklch(81% 0.087 312.1)
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Step 400
400
#BE85DF
oklch(70.7% 0.14 312.3)
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Step 500
500
#AE63D5
oklch(63.1% 0.178 312.8)
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Step 600
600
#9946C3
oklch(55.6% 0.194 312.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E31A3
oklch(47.5% 0.181 312.5)
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Step 800
800
#6A2E88
oklch(42.6% 0.15 312.5)
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Step 900
900
#562B6D
oklch(37.7% 0.116 312.2)
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Step 950
950
#331A40
oklch(27.1% 0.074 312.9)
#7E31A3 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) | #0052A6 | 0.162 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2658A0 | 0.150 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A4966 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E31A3
#7E31A3
oklch(47.5% 0.181 312.5)
- #3D6B00
#3D6B00
oklch(47.6% 0.133 132.6)
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 #7E31A3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.049
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.058
- Grape #7209B7 ΔE 0.063
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.063
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.065
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.075
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.076
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.081
Use #7E31A3 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.