#7E70FF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.2% 0.205 283.3), rgb(126, 112, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.64:1).
About this color
#7E70FF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.205 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.64:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.64:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E70FF |
| RGB | rgb(126, 112, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 100%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.205 283.3) |
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 #7E70FF | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E70FF | 5.64:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E70FF text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E70FF text on black | 5.64:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FD
oklch(93.7% 0.028 283.7)
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Step 200
200
#D3D5FE
oklch(88.5% 0.056 283)
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Step 300
300
#B7B9FF
oklch(80.9% 0.098 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9591FF
oklch(70.8% 0.158 283.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E70FF
oklch(63.2% 0.205 283.3)
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Step 600
600
#6A52EE
oklch(55.6% 0.223 283.4)
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Step 700
700
#5941CF
oklch(49.1% 0.207 283.4)
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Step 800
800
#4837A7
oklch(42.7% 0.171 283.3)
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Step 900
900
#3B3285
oklch(37.8% 0.134 282.8)
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Step 950
950
#221E4E
oklch(27% 0.085 282.8)
#7E70FF 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) | #0089FF | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0080FC | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B91AD | 0.174 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E70FF
#7E70FF
oklch(63.2% 0.205 283.3)
- #998C00
#998C00
oklch(63.2% 0.133 102.9)
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 #7E70FF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E70FF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.067
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.074
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.075
Use #7E70FF 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.