#7E75EF
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63% 0.177 283.4), rgb(126, 117, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#7E75EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E75EF |
| RGB | rgb(126, 117, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 79%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.177 283.4) |
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 #7E75EF | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E75EF | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E75EF text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E75EF text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F9
oklch(88.6% 0.048 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B9BAF7
oklch(81% 0.086 283.6)
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Step 400
400
#9693F4
oklch(70.6% 0.14 283.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E75EF
oklch(63% 0.177 283.4)
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Step 600
600
#695ADE
oklch(55.5% 0.194 283.3)
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Step 700
700
#5849C1
oklch(49.1% 0.18 283.2)
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Step 800
800
#483D9C
oklch(42.7% 0.149 283.4)
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Step 900
900
#3C357C
oklch(37.7% 0.116 283.8)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#7E75EF 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) | #3A89F3 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3381EC | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #568FA7 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E75EF
#7E75EF
oklch(63% 0.177 283.4)
- #988C00
#988C00
oklch(63.1% 0.133 103.5)
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 #7E75EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E75EF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.045
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.056
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.068
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.069
Use #7E75EF 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.