#7F71FB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.2% 0.198 283.7), rgb(127, 113, 251).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).
About this color
#7F71FB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.65:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F71FB |
| RGB | rgb(127, 113, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 95%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.198 283.7) |
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 #7F71FB | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F71FB | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F71FB text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F71FB text on black | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FD
oklch(93.7% 0.028 283.7)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FC
oklch(88.5% 0.053 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FE
oklch(81% 0.097 283.4)
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Step 400
400
#9691FD
oklch(70.8% 0.155 283.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F71FB
oklch(63.2% 0.198 283.7)
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Step 600
600
#6B54EA
oklch(55.7% 0.216 283.9)
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Step 700
700
#5943CB
oklch(49.1% 0.2 283.6)
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Step 800
800
#4938A4
oklch(42.6% 0.166 284)
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Step 900
900
#3C3282
oklch(37.6% 0.129 284)
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Step 950
950
#231E4C
oklch(26.9% 0.082 284.4)
#7F71FB 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) | #1789FF | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0180F8 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5190AB | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F71FB
#7F71FB
oklch(63.2% 0.198 283.7)
- #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 #7F71FB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7F71FB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.048
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.070
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.074
Use #7F71FB 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.