#7F76EE
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(63.2% 0.175 283.6), rgb(127, 118, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.72:1).
About this color
#7F76EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.72:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F76EE |
| RGB | rgb(127, 118, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 78%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.175 283.6) |
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 #7F76EE | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F76EE | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc 40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F76EE text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F76EE text on black | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc -37.7 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 283.4)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6F8
oklch(88.5% 0.047 282.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9BAF7
oklch(81% 0.086 283.6)
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Step 400
400
#9694F2
oklch(70.7% 0.136 283.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F76EE
oklch(63.2% 0.175 283.6)
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Step 600
600
#6A5BDC
oklch(55.6% 0.19 283.6)
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Step 700
700
#594ABF
oklch(49.2% 0.176 283.7)
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Step 800
800
#483D9A
oklch(42.6% 0.146 283.7)
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Step 900
900
#3C367B
oklch(37.8% 0.113 283.5)
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Step 950
950
#232048
oklch(27% 0.072 283.9)
#7F76EE 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) | #3E89F2 | 0.079 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3882EB | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5990A7 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F76EE
#7F76EE
oklch(63.2% 0.175 283.6)
- #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 #7F76EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7F76EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.054
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.065
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.071
Use #7F76EE 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.