Lavender Gray #7E7F9A
Lavender Gray is a medium-dark, muted purple with hex code #7E7F9A and RGB rgb(126, 127, 154).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.38:1).
About this color
#7E7F9A is a medium-dark, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.041 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Lavender Gray. Black text reads best on it, at 5.38:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.041) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Gray |
| Black text | 5.38:1 |
| White text | 3.89:1 |
Colors that go with Lavender Gray
Matches found by rotating Lavender Gray around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Lavender Gray
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Lavender Gray, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Lavender Gray, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.025
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.027
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.027
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.034
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.037
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.038
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.039
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.041
More about Lavender Gray
How to make Lavender Gray
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts gray
- 1 part purple
Recipe result: #897E8B, a difference of ΔE 0.027 from Lavender Gray. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Lavender Gray in every format
| HEX | #7E7F9A |
| RGB | rgb(126, 127, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 12%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.041 283.4) |
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 #7E7F9A | 3.89:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E7F9A | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc 37.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E7F9A text on white | 3.89:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E7F9A text on black | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Lavender Gray
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.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9EE
oklch(93.5% 0.007 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D8D8E0
oklch(88.5% 0.011 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEBFCD
oklch(80.8% 0.02 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9D9EB4
oklch(70.6% 0.032 283.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E7F9A
oklch(60.5% 0.041 283.4)
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Step 600
600
#6F708D
oklch(55.5% 0.045 283.3)
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Step 700
700
#5D5E78
oklch(49.1% 0.041 283)
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Step 800
800
#4C4D61
oklch(42.7% 0.033 282.7)
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Step 900
900
#3F4050
oklch(37.7% 0.027 282.2)
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Step 950
950
#25252F
oklch(26.9% 0.018 285.1)
Lavender Gray 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) | #78829B | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #778099 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #788488 | 0.037 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.041 |
Use Lavender Gray in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.