#7F5EFE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.226 287), rgb(127, 94, 254).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#7F5EFE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.226 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.226) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F5EFE |
| RGB | rgb(127, 94, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 99%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.226 287) |
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 #7F5EFE | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F5EFE | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F5EFE text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F5EFE text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.8 | 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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FF
oklch(93.6% 0.032 287.7)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FF
oklch(88.5% 0.059 287.3)
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Step 300
300
#BCB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 287.1)
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Step 400
400
#9B8EFF
oklch(70.7% 0.161 286.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F5EFE
oklch(60.4% 0.226 287)
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Step 600
600
#7346F7
oklch(55.5% 0.246 287.1)
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Step 700
700
#6135D8
oklch(49.1% 0.229 286.9)
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Step 800
800
#4F2EAE
oklch(42.6% 0.19 287.2)
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Step 900
900
#412C8A
oklch(37.7% 0.148 287.3)
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Step 950
950
#251B51
oklch(27% 0.094 286.7)
#7F5EFE 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) | #007FFF | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076FB | 0.113 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5085A6 | 0.187 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.227 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F5EFE
#7F5EFE
oklch(60.4% 0.226 287)
- #8B8600
#8B8600
oklch(60.5% 0.13 107.1)
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 #7F5EFE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.077
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.078
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.079
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.082
Use #7F5EFE 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.