#73557f

Color #73557f

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 25.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#73557f

RGB

rgb(115, 85, 127)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 19.8%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 33.1%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(40.69, 20.62, -18.86)

LCH

lch(40.69, 27.94, 317.55)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.0743, 316.04)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 33.3%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#617f55

Analogous

#5e557f

#73557f

#7f5576

Triadic

#73557f

#7f7355

#557f73

Split-complementary

#73557f

#767f55

#557f5e

Tetradic

#73557f

#7f5561

#617f55

#557f73

Square

#73557f

#7f5e55

#617f55

#55767f

Shades

Color #73557f mixed toward black.

#60476a

#4d3955

#3a2b40

#261c2a

#130e15

Tints

Color #73557f mixed toward white.

#8d6a9b

#a488af

#bba6c3

#d2c4d7

#e8e1eb

Tones

Color #73557f mixed toward gray.

#72597c

#705c78

#6f6075

#6d6371

#6c676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.33:1

White text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676777 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#696b74 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#726f6e · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #73557f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73557f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#73557f (#73557f) is rgb(115, 85, 127) in RGB.

No, #73557f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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