#7F6FEE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.184 285.4), rgb(127, 111, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.41:1).
About this color
#7F6FEE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.41:1 |
| White text | 3.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F6FEE |
| RGB | rgb(127, 111, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.184 285.4) |
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 #7F6FEE | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F6FEE | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc 38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F6FEE text on white | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F6FEE text on black | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc -35.7 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F9
oklch(80.9% 0.09 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9992F6
oklch(70.8% 0.144 285.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F6FEE
oklch(62% 0.184 285.4)
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Step 600
600
#6E57E1
oklch(55.7% 0.201 285.5)
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Step 700
700
#5C46C3
oklch(49.1% 0.186 285.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B3A9E
oklch(42.7% 0.155 285.5)
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Step 900
900
#3E347D
oklch(37.8% 0.119 285.4)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#7F6FEE 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) | #2B85F2 | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #277EEB | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A8BA4 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F6FEE
#7F6FEE
oklch(62% 0.184 285.4)
- #928A00
#928A00
oklch(62.1% 0.132 105.5)
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 #7F6FEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7F6FEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.070
Use #7F6FEE 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.