Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE
Medium Slate Blue is a medium-dark, vivid purple with hex code #7B68EE and RGB rgb(123, 104, 238).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#7B68EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Medium Slate Blue. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Colors that go with Medium Slate Blue
Matches found by rotating Medium Slate Blue around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Medium Slate Blue
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Medium Slate Blue, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Medium Slate Blue, with their ΔE distance.
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.059
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.061
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.072
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.073
More about Medium Slate Blue
How to make Medium Slate Blue
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 1 part blue
- 1 part purple
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #6A70CC, a difference of ΔE 0.062 from Medium Slate Blue. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.
Codes for Medium Slate Blue in every format
| HEX | #7B68EE |
| RGB | rgb(123, 104, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.194 285.5) |
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 #7B68EE | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B68EE | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B68EE text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B68EE text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Medium Slate Blue
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
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FB
oklch(88.5% 0.052 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FC
oklch(80.9% 0.095 285.4)
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Step 400
400
#9990FA
oklch(70.6% 0.152 285.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B68EE
oklch(60.4% 0.194 285.5)
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Step 600
600
#6E54E6
oklch(55.6% 0.211 285.4)
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Step 700
700
#5D43C8
oklch(49.1% 0.196 285.6)
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Step 800
800
#4B38A2
oklch(42.7% 0.163 285.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E3280
oklch(37.6% 0.126 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241E4B
oklch(26.9% 0.08 285.8)
Medium Slate Blue 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) | #0280F2 | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0078EB | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5286A1 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.195 |
Use Medium Slate Blue 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.