#78617f

Color #78617f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 19.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#78617f

RGB

rgb(120, 97, 127)

HSL

hsl(286, 13.4%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286, 23.6%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(44.34, 15.13, -13.25)

LCH

lch(44.34, 20.11, 318.79)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0538, 318.24)

HWB

hwb(286, 38%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#687f61

Analogous

#69617f

#78617f

#7f6177

Triadic

#78617f

#7f7861

#617f78

Split-complementary

#78617f

#777f61

#617f69

Tetradic

#78617f

#7f6168

#687f61

#617f78

Square

#78617f

#7f6961

#687f61

#61777f

Shades

Color #78617f mixed toward black.

#64516a

#504155

#3c303f

#28202a

#141015

Tints

Color #78617f mixed toward white.

#907898

#a693ac

#bdaec1

#d3c9d6

#e9e4ea

Tones

Color #78617f mixed toward gray.

#77637c

#75667a

#746877

#736b75

#716d72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f79 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#707277 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#777372 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78617f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78617f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#78617f (#78617f) is rgb(120, 97, 127) in RGB.

No, #78617f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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