#7E77EA
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63% 0.168 283.2), rgb(126, 119, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.71:1).
About this color
#7E77EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.168 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.71:1 |
| White text | 3.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E77EA |
| RGB | rgb(126, 119, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 73%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.168 283.2) |
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 #7E77EA | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E77EA | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E77EA text on white | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E77EA text on black | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F7
oklch(88.5% 0.045 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9BAF5
oklch(80.9% 0.083 283.6)
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Step 400
400
#9695F0
oklch(70.8% 0.131 283)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E77EA
oklch(63% 0.168 283.2)
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Step 600
600
#695DD8
oklch(55.6% 0.182 283.2)
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Step 700
700
#584CBC
oklch(49.2% 0.17 283.1)
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Step 800
800
#483F98
oklch(42.8% 0.14 283.3)
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Step 900
900
#3B3679
oklch(37.6% 0.11 283.1)
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Step 950
950
#232047
oklch(27% 0.07 284.1)
#7E77EA 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) | #4489EE | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3E82E7 | 0.074 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5990A5 | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.169 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E77EA
#7E77EA
oklch(63% 0.168 283.2)
- #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 #7E77EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E77EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.050
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.073
Use #7E77EA 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.