#7E6AE5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.179 287.2), rgb(126, 106, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.08:1).
About this color
#7E6AE5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.08:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.08:1 |
| White text | 4.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E6AE5 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 106, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 70%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.179 287.2) |
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 #7E6AE5 | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E6AE5 | 5.08:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E6AE5 text on white | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E6AE5 text on black | 5.08:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F8
oklch(88.5% 0.048 286.7)
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Step 300
300
#BCB8F7
oklch(80.8% 0.088 287.2)
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Step 400
400
#9C91F3
oklch(70.7% 0.141 287.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E6AE5
oklch(60.4% 0.179 287.2)
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Step 600
600
#7157DD
oklch(55.6% 0.195 287.2)
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Step 700
700
#5F46C0
oklch(49.1% 0.182 287.1)
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Step 800
800
#4D3B9B
oklch(42.8% 0.15 286.9)
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Step 900
900
#40347B
oklch(37.8% 0.116 287.3)
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Step 950
950
#251F48
oklch(27% 0.074 287.1)
#7E6AE5 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) | #2A80E9 | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2979E2 | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E859D | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E6AE5
#7E6AE5
oklch(60.4% 0.179 287.2)
- #8B8600
#8B8600
oklch(60.5% 0.13 107.1)
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 #7E6AE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E6AE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.071
Use #7E6AE5 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.