#7F5BF7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.221 288.4), rgb(127, 91, 247).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.74:1).
About this color
#7F5BF7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.221 and its hue 288°. 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 4.74:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.221) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.74:1 |
| White text | 4.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F5BF7 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 91, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 91%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.221 288.4) |
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 #7F5BF7 | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7F5BF7 | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F5BF7 text on white | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F5BF7 text on black | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc -31.5 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 287.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FF
oklch(88.6% 0.059 288.3)
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Step 300
300
#BDB6FF
oklch(80.8% 0.102 288.3)
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Step 400
400
#9E8DFF
oklch(70.8% 0.163 288.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F5BF7
oklch(59.4% 0.221 288.4)
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Step 600
600
#7647F4
oklch(55.6% 0.241 288.4)
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Step 700
700
#6436D4
oklch(49.1% 0.224 288.6)
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Step 800
800
#512FAB
oklch(42.7% 0.185 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#422C88
oklch(37.7% 0.145 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261B4F
oklch(26.9% 0.091 288.4)
#7F5BF7 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) | #007BFC | 0.118 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074F4 | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5681A1 | 0.182 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.222 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F5BF7
#7F5BF7
oklch(59.4% 0.221 288.4)
- #868300
#868300
oklch(59.3% 0.128 108.1)
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 #7F5BF7, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.033
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.069
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.070
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.072
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.076
Use #7F5BF7 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.