#7E80FD
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65.9% 0.181 279.5), rgb(126, 128, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.39:1).
About this color
#7E80FD is a medium-light, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.39:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.39:1 |
| White text | 3.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E80FD |
| RGB | rgb(126, 128, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 97%, 74%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.9% 0.181 279.5) |
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 #7E80FD | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E80FD | 6.39:1 | AA | Lc 44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E80FD text on white | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7E80FD text on black | 6.39:1 | AA | Lc -41.8 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FB
oklch(93.5% 0.026 281.1)
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Step 200
200
#D2D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 280.3)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBFA
oklch(80.9% 0.089 279.3)
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Step 400
400
#8F95F7
oklch(70.7% 0.142 279.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E80FD
oklch(65.9% 0.181 279.5)
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Step 600
600
#615CE2
oklch(55.5% 0.197 279.5)
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Step 700
700
#514BC4
oklch(49.1% 0.183 279.5)
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Step 800
800
#423E9F
oklch(42.7% 0.152 279.6)
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Step 900
900
#37367E
oklch(37.6% 0.119 279.7)
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Step 950
950
#20204A
oklch(26.9% 0.076 280)
#7E80FD 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) | #4493FF | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3789FA | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4B9BB3 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E80FD
#7E80FD
oklch(65.9% 0.181 279.5)
- #A69200
#A69200
oklch(65.8% 0.137 99.5)
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 #7E80FD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7E80FD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.024
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.030
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.048
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.066
Use #7E80FD 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.