#7F74AC

Closest named color: Faded Purple (#916E99). oklch(59.1% 0.085 292.6), rgb(127, 116, 172).

Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).

About this color

#7F74AC is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Purple (#916E99), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.085)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Faded Purple (#916E99)
Black text	4.99:1
White text	4.20:1

Values

HEX	#7F74AC
RGB	rgb(127, 116, 172)
HSL	hsl(252, 25%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.1% 0.085 292.6)

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 #7F74AC	4.20:1	AA large text	Lc -74.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #7F74AC	4.99:1	AA	Lc 35.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#7F74AC text on white	4.20:1	AA large text	Lc 69.0	Content text, not long reading
#7F74AC text on black	4.99:1	AA	Lc -32.7	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F9

oklch(97.1% 0.005 286.3)
Step 100
100

#EAE9F1

oklch(93.7% 0.011 291.9)
Step 200
200

#D9D7E6

oklch(88.5% 0.021 292.1)
Step 300
300

#C1BDD8

oklch(81% 0.038 292.3)
Step 400
400

#A19AC4

oklch(70.7% 0.061 292.4)
Step 500
500

#8B81B5

oklch(63.2% 0.078 292.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#7F74AC

oklch(59.1% 0.085 292.6)
Step 700
700

#62588A

oklch(49.1% 0.079 292.4)
Step 800
800

#504870

oklch(42.7% 0.066 292.6)
Step 900
900

#423C5A

oklch(37.5% 0.051 292.9)
Step 950
950

#272435

oklch(27.1% 0.031 292.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#7F74AC 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)	#667CAE	0.039
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#667BAB	0.039
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#757D88	0.070
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7C7C7C	0.085