changing font and link color in a theme

element.style {
    color: #CC99FF;
}

change this in tour custom.css to below:

element.style {
    color: red ;
}

can you for some reason I am not finding this anywhere? I am in my editor and have searched it for all words posted above and its showing zero results.

look at style.css file

if it’s not in any stylesheet, make it happen in styles.css and add !important to override any inline style

for the totally new to this type, lol, would you be ever so kind as to show me the exact code I would want to be placing in it to change my default text color to white and my link color to a light purple? and just where specifically will I want to add this in my style sheet? Thanks in advance!

First tell me the hexidecimal value of this light purple.

sure: 9966FF thanks so much

At the bottom of your style.css file, add,
For text

p{
  color: #fff !important;
}

For links

a, a:visited, a:link{
 color: #9966ff !important;
}

a million times thank you ?? one more question … How do I change the default color for the date stamp on my posts? Its super light gray and I rather have it a white or something else.