#764e8a

Color #764e8a

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.78 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#764e8a

RGB

rgb(118, 78, 138)

HSL

hsl(280, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(39.81, 28.34, -26.91)

LCH

lch(39.81, 39.08, 316.48)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.1031, 313.7)

HWB

hwb(280, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#628a4e

Analogous

#584e8a

#764e8a

#8a4e80

Triadic

#764e8a

#8a764e

#4e8a76

Split-complementary

#764e8a

#808a4e

#4e8a58

Tetradic

#764e8a

#8a4e62

#628a4e

#4e8a76

Square

#764e8a

#8a584e

#628a4e

#4e808a

Shades

Color #764e8a mixed toward black.

#624173

#4f345c

#3b2745

#271a2e

#140d17

Tints

Color #764e8a mixed toward white.

#9063a7

#a682b8

#bca1ca

#d3c0dc

#e9e0ed

Tones

Color #764e8a mixed toward gray.

#745385

#735880

#715d7b

#6f6276

#6e6771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67677f · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#696c7c · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#747572 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #764e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#764e8a]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#764e8a (#764e8a) is rgb(118, 78, 138) in RGB.

No, #764e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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