#7A81FFOrchid (#7A81FF) is a mid-tone, saturated blue with an OKLCH hue of 278°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.184. 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 | #7A81FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(122, 129, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 100%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 52%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 49%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59 31.3 -63.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.659 0.184 278) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Orchid shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#827ff0 — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#8082fb — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#7a81ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7a81ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Orchid in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.28:1 and against black 6.41:1, 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.
#e6e9ff · #b4bdff · #7a81ff · #6166da · #4242a9 · #271f7b
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.
#72beff · #70a3ff · #7a81ff · #8766da · #8a4fb1 · #843a88
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.
#d29ccd · #7a81ff · #6166cd · #8b1e87 · #2f2c87 · #3c093a
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.
#e2c300 · #7a81ff · #696f92 · #464b89 · #2b2e63 · #141637
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f2df · #7a81ff · #71758d · #4a483b · #181a31 · #030200
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.
#f4f2e6 · #cecbbe · #a3a091 · #2f2b18 · #0e0a00 · #7a81ff
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#b9e9e5 · #99d438 · #7a81ff · #8f67b2 · #384a39 · #04111e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbf3c9 · #7a81ff · #a76600 · #375100 · #2d1700 · #010400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffede8 · #7a81ff · #bd5130 · #005633 · #002412 · #250200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecef · #7a81ff · #bc4b67 · #544700 · #002320 · #070400
#8C96FF · #9FAAFF · #B3BDFF · #C8D0FF · #DDE2FF
#6368D9 · #4D4FB4 · #383890 · #24216E · #13094D
#7E87E9 · #828BD2 · #888EBB
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.