#7E65D5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.5% 0.165 290.7), rgb(126, 101, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.70:1).
About this color
#7E65D5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.70:1 |
| White text | 4.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E65D5 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 101, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 57%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.165 290.7) |
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 #7E65D5 | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E65D5 | 4.70:1 | AA | Lc 33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E65D5 text on white | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E65D5 text on black | 4.70:1 | AA | Lc -31.0 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F3
oklch(88.5% 0.041 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B9EE
oklch(81% 0.074 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A193E5
oklch(70.8% 0.118 290.9)
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Step 500
500
#8B76DE
oklch(63.2% 0.152 290.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#7E65D5
oklch(58.5% 0.165 290.7)
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Step 700
700
#634BB0
oklch(49.1% 0.154 290.5)
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Step 800
800
#513E8E
oklch(42.7% 0.127 291)
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Step 900
900
#433672
oklch(37.8% 0.099 290.8)
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Step 950
950
#272043
oklch(27.1% 0.064 290.7)
#7E65D5 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) | #3279D9 | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3675D2 | 0.092 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #667C93 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E65D5
#7E65D5
oklch(58.5% 0.165 290.7)
- #808200
#808200
oklch(58.5% 0.129 110.9)
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 #7E65D5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E65D5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.052
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
Use #7E65D5 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.