#7956cc

Color #7956cc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7956cc

RGB

rgb(121, 86, 204)

HSL

hsl(257.8, 53.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.8, 57.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.7%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(45.74, 41.37, -56.47)

LCH

lch(45.74, 70, 306.23)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.1752, 293.48)

HWB

hwb(257.8, 33.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9cc56

Analogous

#566ecc

#7956cc

#b456cc

Triadic

#7956cc

#cc7956

#56cc79

Split-complementary

#7956cc

#ccb456

#6ecc56

Tetradic

#7956cc

#cc56a9

#a9cc56

#56cc79

Square

#7956cc

#cc566e

#a9cc56

#56ccb4

Shades

Color #7956cc mixed toward black.

#5f38ba

#4c2d95

#39226f

#26164a

#130b25

Tints

Color #7956cc mixed toward white.

#8f72d5

#a68edd

#bcabe6

#d2c7ee

#e9e3f7

Tones

Color #7956cc mixed toward gray.

#7d60c2

#816ab8

#8574af

#897da5

#8d879b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6bb8 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#6d70b3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#78a6a2 · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 27.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7956cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7956cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#7956cc (#7956cc) is rgb(121, 86, 204) in RGB.

No, #7956cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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