#72647e

Color #72647e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#72647e

RGB

rgb(114, 100, 126)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 11.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 20.6%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(44.52, 10.92, -12.43)

LCH

lch(44.52, 16.55, 311.3)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0434, 309.11)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 39.2%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707e64

Analogous

#65647e

#72647e

#7e647d

Triadic

#72647e

#7e7264

#647e72

Split-complementary

#72647e

#7d7e64

#647e65

Tetradic

#72647e

#7e6470

#707e64

#647e72

Square

#72647e

#7e6564

#707e64

#647d7e

Shades

Color #72647e mixed toward black.

#5f5369

#4c4354

#39323f

#26212a

#131115

Tints

Color #72647e mixed toward white.

#8a7b96

#a195ab

#b9b0c0

#d0cad5

#e8e5ea

Tones

Color #72647e mixed toward gray.

#72667c

#72687a

#716a77

#716d75

#716f73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c78 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#6d6e77 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#717473 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 14

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72647e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72647e]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#72647e (#72647e) is rgb(114, 100, 126) in RGB.

No, #72647e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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