#7E5EEC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.204 288.9), rgb(126, 94, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.69:1).
About this color
#7E5EEC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 289°. 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 4.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.69:1 |
| White text | 4.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E5EEC |
| RGB | rgb(126, 94, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 79%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.204 288.9) |
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 #7E5EEC | 4.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E5EEC | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc 33.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E5EEC text on white | 4.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E5EEC text on black | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc -31.1 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FA
oklch(88.4% 0.052 288.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7F9
oklch(80.8% 0.093 289)
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Step 400
400
#9F8FF6
oklch(70.7% 0.148 289.2)
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Step 500
500
#896FF2
oklch(63.1% 0.189 288.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7E5EEC
oklch(59% 0.204 288.9)
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Step 700
700
#6242C3
oklch(49% 0.191 288.8)
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Step 800
800
#50389E
oklch(42.8% 0.157 288.8)
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Step 900
900
#42327D
oklch(37.8% 0.122 289)
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Step 950
950
#261E49
oklch(27% 0.077 288.7)
#7E5EEC 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) | #007AF1 | 0.116 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074E9 | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A7F9C | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E5EEC
#7E5EEC
oklch(59% 0.204 288.9)
- #848200
#848200
oklch(58.9% 0.128 108.7)
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 #7E5EEC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.024
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.055
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.067
Use #7E5EEC 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.