#7E61DE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.4% 0.183 290.3), rgb(126, 97, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.65:1).
About this color
#7E61DE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.65:1 |
| White text | 4.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E61DE |
| RGB | rgb(126, 97, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 65%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.183 290.3) |
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 #7E61DE | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc -76.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E61DE | 4.65:1 | AA | Lc 33.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E61DE text on white | 4.51:1 | AA | Lc 71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E61DE text on black | 4.65:1 | AA | Lc -30.7 | 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
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F6
oklch(88.6% 0.045 289.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F3
oklch(80.9% 0.083 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A091EC
oklch(70.7% 0.131 290.2)
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Step 500
500
#8B73E6
oklch(63.1% 0.167 290.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7E61DE
oklch(58.4% 0.183 290.3)
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Step 700
700
#6347B8
oklch(49% 0.17 290.1)
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Step 800
800
#513B95
oklch(42.7% 0.141 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#433477
oklch(37.8% 0.11 290.5)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#7E61DE 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) | #1679E2 | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1E74DB | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #627C96 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E61DE
#7E61DE
oklch(58.4% 0.183 290.3)
- #808100
#808100
oklch(58.3% 0.128 110.3)
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 #7E61DE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E61DE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.028
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.043
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.064
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.065
Use #7E61DE 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.