#7E7887

Accessibility

4.92:1

Vs white / black

4.27:1 · 4.92:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#7e7887

RGB

rgb(126, 120, 135)

RGBA

rgba(126, 120, 135, 1)

HSL

hsl(264, 6%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(264, 6%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(264, 11%, 53%)

LAB

lab(51.4% 5.34 -7.34)

LCH

lch(51.4% 9.08 306.04)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5831 0.0132 -0.0197)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5831 0.0237 303.82)

XYZ

xyz(19.69, 19.62, 25.67)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 47%)

CSS

color: #7e7887;

CSS variable

--color-7e7887: #7e7887;

SCSS

$color-7e7887: #7e7887;

JavaScript

const color = "#7e7887";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#7e7887";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#7e7887" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#7e7887", "rgb": { "r": 126, "g": 120, "b": 135 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5831 0.0237 303.82)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#7e7887-1: #7e7887;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Very different · ΔE 5.58 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 8.99 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 8.99 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.84 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100eae5f3 200d7d1df 300c0bbc9 400a49eae 500898392 600736d7a 7005c5763 80046414d 900312d37 9501c1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f4f5 eae9eb dfdde1 d4d2d7 c9c7cd bfbcc3 b4b0b9 a9a5af 9e9aa5 948f9b 898391 7e7887 746e7c 696471 5f5a65 54505a 49464f 3f3c44 343238 2a282d 201e22 151416 0b0a0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f4f5 eae9eb dfdde1 d4d2d7 c9c7cd bfbcc3 b4b0b9 a9a5af 9e9aa5 948f9b 898391

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

746e7c 696471 5f5a65 54505a 49464f 3f3c44 343238 2a282d 201e22 151416 0b0a0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7e7986 7e7986 7f7a85 7f7b85 7f7b84 7f7c84 7f7d83 7f7d82 807e82 807f81 807f81

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#7E7887Stop 1 #818778Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#787987Stop 1 #7E7887Stop 2 #867887Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#7E7887Stop 1 #877E78Stop 2 #78877EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#7E7887Stop 1 #878678Stop 2 #798778Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#323036Stop 1 #58545FStop 2 #7E7887Stop 3 #A5A0ABStop 4 #CBC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #7e7887 works

#7E7887 (#7e7887) sits in the grey family at about 264° hue, 6% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 4.27:1 on white and 4.92:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7e7887 as small body text on white — 4.27:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Material You Neutral#938F99 Gray#808080 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 System Gray#8E8E93 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Chakra gray 500#718096 Tailwind slate 500#64748B Tailwind stone 500#78716C

Where #7e7887 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #7e7887 as small body text on white — 4.27:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.