#786d7e

Color #786d7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#786d7e

RGB

rgb(120, 109, 126)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 7.2%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 13.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 13.5%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(47.54, 7.71, -7.83)

LCH

lch(47.54, 10.99, 314.56)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.0291, 313.75)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 42.7%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737e6d

Analogous

#706d7e

#786d7e

#7e6d7c

Triadic

#786d7e

#7e786d

#6d7e78

Split-complementary

#786d7e

#7c7e6d

#6d7e70

Tetradic

#786d7e

#7e6d73

#737e6d

#6d7e78

Square

#786d7e

#7e706d

#737e6d

#6d7c7e

Shades

Color #786d7e mixed toward black.

#645b69

#504954

#3c373f

#28242a

#141215

Tints

Color #786d7e mixed toward white.

#8f8495

#a59daa

#bcb5bf

#d2ced4

#e9e6ea

Tones

Color #786d7e mixed toward gray.

#786f7d

#77707b

#77717a

#767378

#767477

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.29:1

White text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73737a · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#747579 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#777776 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #786d7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#786d7e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#786d7e (#786d7e) is rgb(120, 109, 126) in RGB.

No, #786d7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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