#7B68EEMedium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) is a mid-tone, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 285°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.194. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #7B68EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(123, 104, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 80%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 56%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.2 41.1 -65.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.604 0.194 285) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Medium Slate Blue shifts subtly: leans toward magenta, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8167e0 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta, loses intensity#8069ea — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#7b68ee — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7b68f1 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 4.15:1 and against black 5.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d4d4ff · #aaa5ff · #7b68ee · #624dc9 · #422999 · #26006b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5fa9ff · #6a8afc · #7b68ee · #844ec5 · #83379a · #7b2370
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff95e3 · #c788b5 · #7b68ee · #5f4fbd · #453397 · #4e1241
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e7e7ff · #d5c900 · #7b68ee · #5e5d82 · #403879 · #252147
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f3df · #9a9ab4 · #7b68ee · #69685a · #282741 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f3e7 · #cbcbbd · #a0a090 · #2a2916 · #090800 · #7b68ee
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cde4c4 · #d5ba35 · #7b68ee · #765ca5 · #304130 · #1c0620
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5d9b4 · #e3b27f · #7b68ee · #677447 · #47332e · #180520
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee6 · #e97941 · #7b68ee · #007a58 · #003423 · #200500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeded · #ed6f7c · #7b68ee · #716a00 · #003232 · #050300
#8C80F6 · #9F97FE · #B3AFFF · #C8C6FF · #DDDDFF
#6552CB · #503EA9 · #3C2989 · #2A1569 · #19004B
#7B70D8 · #7C77C1 · #7D7CAA
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.