#786c7e

Color #786c7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#786c7e

RGB

rgb(120, 108, 126)

HSL

hsl(280, 7.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 14.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 14.3%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(47.27, 8.31, -8.24)

LCH

lch(47.27, 11.7, 315.24)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.031, 314.61)

HWB

hwb(280, 42.4%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727e6c

Analogous

#6f6c7e

#786c7e

#7e6c7b

Triadic

#786c7e

#7e786c

#6c7e78

Split-complementary

#786c7e

#7b7e6c

#6c7e6f

Tetradic

#786c7e

#7e6c72

#727e6c

#6c7e78

Square

#786c7e

#7e6f6c

#727e6c

#6c7b7e

Shades

Color #786c7e mixed toward black.

#645a69

#504854

#3c363f

#28242a

#141215

Tints

Color #786c7e mixed toward white.

#8f8395

#a59caa

#bcb5bf

#d2cdd5

#e9e6ea

Tones

Color #786c7e mixed toward gray.

#786e7d

#776f7b

#77717a

#767278

#767477

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73737a · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#747579 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#777776 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #786c7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#786c7e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#786c7e (#786c7e) is rgb(120, 108, 126) in RGB.

No, #786c7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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