#78607d

Color #78607d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 19.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78607d

RGB

rgb(120, 96, 125)

HSL

hsl(289.7, 13.1%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.7, 23.2%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 23.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(44, 15.3, -12.55)

LCH

lch(44, 19.79, 320.64)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0533, 320.48)

HWB

hwb(289.7, 37.6%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#657d60

Analogous

#69607d

#78607d

#7d6073

Triadic

#78607d

#7d7860

#607d78

Split-complementary

#78607d

#737d60

#607d69

Tetradic

#78607d

#7d6065

#657d60

#607d78

Square

#78607d

#7d6960

#657d60

#60737d

Shades

Color #78607d mixed toward black.

#645068

#504053

#3c303e

#28202a

#141015

Tints

Color #78607d mixed toward white.

#917796

#a792ab

#bdadc0

#d3c8d5

#e9e4ea

Tones

Color #78607d mixed toward gray.

#76627a

#756578

#736776

#726a73

#706c71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.77:1

White text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e77 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#707175 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#777270 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78607d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78607d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#78607d (#78607d) is rgb(120, 96, 125) in RGB.

No, #78607d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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