#794e8b

Color #794e8b

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.2 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#794e8b

RGB

rgb(121, 78, 139)

HSL

hsl(282.3, 28.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.3, 43.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(40.21, 29.52, -26.87)

LCH

lch(40.21, 39.92, 317.69)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.1058, 315.38)

HWB

hwb(282.3, 30.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#608b4e

Analogous

#5a4e8b

#794e8b

#8b4e7e

Triadic

#794e8b

#8b794e

#4e8b79

Split-complementary

#794e8b

#7e8b4e

#4e8b5a

Tetradic

#794e8b

#8b4e60

#608b4e

#4e8b79

Square

#794e8b

#8b5a4e

#608b4e

#4e7e8b

Shades

Color #794e8b mixed toward black.

#654174

#51345d

#3c2745

#281a2e

#140d17

Tints

Color #794e8b mixed toward white.

#9362a7

#a982b9

#bea1ca

#d4c0dc

#e9e0ed

Tones

Color #794e8b mixed toward gray.

#775386

#755881

#735d7c

#716277

#6e6771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696980 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#6b6e7d · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#777573 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #794e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#794e8b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#794e8b (#794e8b) is rgb(121, 78, 139) in RGB.

No, #794e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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