Exploring the Color #7C74A0

#7C74A0 sits at 251° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 19% saturation and 54% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 124, 116, 160 produces a 4.86:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #7C74A0 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 34 units away from #808080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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