#7F79FA
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(64.5% 0.187 281.9), rgb(127, 121, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.01:1).
About this color
#7F79FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 6.01:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F79FA |
| RGB | rgb(127, 121, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 93%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.187 281.9) |
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 #7F79FA | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F79FA | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F79FA text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F79FA text on black | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E8FC
oklch(93.5% 0.027 281.3)
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Step 200
200
#D3D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 281.6)
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Step 300
300
#B7BAFB
oklch(81% 0.092 282.1)
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Step 400
400
#9393F8
oklch(70.6% 0.146 282)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F79FA
oklch(64.5% 0.187 281.9)
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Step 600
600
#6659E4
oklch(55.6% 0.203 281.8)
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Step 700
700
#5648C6
oklch(49.2% 0.188 282)
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Step 800
800
#463CA0
oklch(42.7% 0.156 282.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A357F
oklch(37.8% 0.121 282)
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Step 950
950
#21204A
oklch(27% 0.076 281.1)
#7F79FA 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) | #378EFF | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B85F7 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5095AE | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F79FA
#7F79FA
oklch(64.5% 0.187 281.9)
- #9F8F00
#9F8F00
oklch(64.4% 0.135 101.5)
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 #7F79FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #7F79FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.029
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.056
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.065
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.079
Use #7F79FA 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.