#7E7DC6

Closest named color: Deep Lilac (#966EBD). oklch(62.1% 0.109 283.4), rgb(126, 125, 198).

Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).

About this color

#7E7DC6 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.109 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lilac (#966EBD), ΔE 0.050 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.109)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Lilac (#966EBD)
Black text	5.63:1
White text	3.72:1

Values

HEX	#7E7DC6
RGB	rgb(126, 125, 198)
HSL	hsl(241, 39%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.109 283.4)

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 #7E7DC6	3.72:1	AA large text	Lc -70.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #7E7DC6	5.63:1	AA	Lc 39.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7E7DC6 text on white	3.72:1	AA large text	Lc 64.8	Content text, not long reading
#7E7DC6 text on black	5.63:1	AA	Lc -36.9	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

#D6D7ED

oklch(88.5% 0.03 283.7)
Step 300
300

#BBBDE3

oklch(80.9% 0.053 282.8)
Step 400
400

#999AD5

oklch(70.7% 0.086 283.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#7E7DC6

oklch(62.1% 0.109 283.4)
Step 600
600

#6B68B6

oklch(55.6% 0.119 283.6)
Step 700
700

#59569D

oklch(49% 0.111 283.4)
Step 800
800

#49477F

oklch(42.7% 0.091 283.4)
Step 900
900

#3D3C66

oklch(37.7% 0.071 283.5)
Step 950
950

#24233C

oklch(27% 0.046 284.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7E7DC6 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)	#6687C9	0.038
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6382C4	0.037
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#6A8B98	0.095
Achromatopsia (no color)	#848484	0.109