#7875BD

Closest named color: Deep Lilac (#966EBD). oklch(59.6% 0.108 284.5), rgb(120, 117, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).

About this color

#7875BD is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.108 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lilac (#966EBD), ΔE 0.048 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (60%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.108)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Lilac (#966EBD)
Black text	5.07:1
White text	4.13:1

Values

HEX	#7875BD
RGB	rgb(120, 117, 189)
HSL	hsl(243, 35%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.108 284.5)

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 #7875BD	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc -73.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #7875BD	5.07:1	AA	Lc 35.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7875BD text on white	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc 68.4	Content text, not long reading
#7875BD text on black	5.07:1	AA	Lc -33.3	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F5FA

oklch(97.2% 0.007 286.3)
Step 100
100

#E8E9F4

oklch(93.6% 0.015 281.9)
Step 200
200

#D6D7EC

oklch(88.5% 0.029 283.6)
Step 300
300

#BCBDE2

oklch(81% 0.052 284)
Step 400
400

#9A9AD4

oklch(70.8% 0.084 284)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#7875BD

oklch(59.6% 0.108 284.5)
Step 600
600

#6C68B5

oklch(55.6% 0.117 284.3)
Step 700
700

#5B569C

oklch(49.1% 0.11 284.8)
Step 800
800

#4A477E

oklch(42.7% 0.09 284.4)
Step 900
900

#3E3C66

oklch(37.8% 0.071 284.6)
Step 950
950

#24233B

oklch(26.9% 0.044 284.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7875BD 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)	#5E7FC0	0.040
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5C7BBB	0.039
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#658390	0.094
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.109