#78557f

Color #78557f

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 26.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78557f

RGB

rgb(120, 85, 127)

HSL

hsl(290, 19.8%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 33.1%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(41.25, 22.37, -17.96)

LCH

lch(41.25, 28.69, 321.24)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0773, 320.77)

HWB

hwb(290, 33.3%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c7f55

Analogous

#63557f

#78557f

#7f5571

Triadic

#78557f

#7f7855

#557f78

Split-complementary

#78557f

#717f55

#557f63

Tetradic

#78557f

#7f555c

#5c7f55

#557f78

Square

#78557f

#7f6355

#5c7f55

#55717f

Shades

Color #78557f mixed toward black.

#64476a

#503955

#3c2b40

#281c2a

#140e15

Tints

Color #78557f mixed toward white.

#936a9b

#a988af

#bea6c3

#d4c4d7

#e9e1eb

Tones

Color #78557f mixed toward gray.

#76597c

#735c78

#716075

#6f6371

#6c676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.4:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a77 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#6d6f74 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#776f6e · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78557f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78557f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#78557f (#78557f) is rgb(120, 85, 127) in RGB.

No, #78557f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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