#72678b

Color #72678b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#72678b

RGB

rgb(114, 103, 139)

HSL

hsl(258.3, 14.9%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.3, 25.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 25.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(45.83, 12.14, -18.23)

LCH

lch(45.83, 21.9, 303.66)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0568, 298.51)

HWB

hwb(258.3, 40.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808b67

Analogous

#676e8b

#72678b

#84678b

Triadic

#72678b

#8b7267

#678b72

Split-complementary

#72678b

#8b8467

#6e8b67

Tetradic

#72678b

#8b6780

#808b67

#678b72

Square

#72678b

#8b676e

#808b67

#678b84

Shades

Color #72678b mixed toward black.

#5f5674

#4c455d

#393446

#26222e

#131117

Tints

Color #72678b mixed toward white.

#897fa0

#a198b3

#b8b2c6

#d0ccd9

#e7e5ec

Tones

Color #72678b mixed toward gray.

#736a88

#746d85

#767082

#77737f

#78767c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.03:1

White text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d83 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#6e6f82 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#717d7c · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72678b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72678b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#72678b (#72678b) is rgb(114, 103, 139) in RGB.

No, #72678b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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