#705e7b

Color #705e7b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 18.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#705e7b

RGB

rgb(112, 94, 123)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 13.4%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 23.6%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 23.6%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(42.58, 13.17, -13.57)

LCH

lch(42.58, 18.91, 314.14)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0499, 312.48)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 36.9%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#697b5e

Analogous

#615e7b

#705e7b

#7b5e77

Triadic

#705e7b

#7b705e

#5e7b70

Split-complementary

#705e7b

#777b5e

#5e7b61

Tetradic

#705e7b

#7b5e69

#697b5e

#5e7b70

Square

#705e7b

#7b615e

#697b5e

#5e777b

Shades

Color #705e7b mixed toward black.

#5d4e66

#4b3f52

#382f3d

#251f29

#131014

Tints

Color #705e7b mixed toward white.

#897495

#a090aa

#b8acc0

#d0c8d5

#e7e3ea

Tones

Color #705e7b mixed toward gray.

#6f6078

#6f6376

#6e6574

#6e6871

#6d6a6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696975 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#6a6b73 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#6f706e · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #705e7b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#705e7b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#705e7b (#705e7b) is rgb(112, 94, 123) in RGB.

No, #705e7b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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