#794b79

Color #794b79

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 25.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#794b79

RGB

rgb(121, 75, 121)

HSL

hsl(300, 23.5%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 38%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(38.69, 27.4, -18.21)

LCH

lch(38.69, 32.9, 326.39)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0906, 326.89)

HWB

hwb(300, 29.4%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b794b

Analogous

#624b79

#794b79

#794b62

Triadic

#794b79

#79794b

#4b7979

Split-complementary

#794b79

#62794b

#4b7962

Tetradic

#794b79

#794b4b

#4b794b

#4b7979

Square

#794b79

#79624b

#4b794b

#4b6279

Shades

Color #794b79 mixed toward black.

#653e65

#513251

#3c253c

#281928

#140c14

Tints

Color #794b79 mixed toward white.

#995f99

#af7eaf

#c39ec3

#d7bed7

#ebdfeb

Tones

Color #794b79 mixed toward gray.

#754f75

#715371

#6d566d

#6a5a6a

#665e66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686870 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#6b6e6e · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#776866 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #794b79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#794b79]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#794b79 (#794b79) is rgb(121, 75, 121) in RGB.

No, #794b79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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