#796b8b

Color #796b8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#796b8b

RGB

rgb(121, 107, 139)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 13%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 23%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 23%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(47.55, 12.14, -15.54)

LCH

lch(47.55, 19.72, 308)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0515, 304.71)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 42%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d8b6b

Analogous

#6b6d8b

#796b8b

#896b8b

Triadic

#796b8b

#8b796b

#6b8b79

Split-complementary

#796b8b

#8b896b

#6d8b6b

Tetradic

#796b8b

#8b6b7d

#7d8b6b

#6b8b79

Square

#796b8b

#8b6b6d

#7d8b6b

#6b8b89

Shades

Color #796b8b mixed toward black.

#655974

#51475d

#3c3545

#28242e

#141217

Tints

Color #796b8b mixed toward white.

#8f839f

#a69bb2

#bcb4c6

#d2cdd9

#e9e6ec

Tones

Color #796b8b mixed toward gray.

#796e88

#7a7086

#7a7383

#7a7680

#7b787e

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

#737384 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#747582 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#787e7d · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796b8b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#796b8b (#796b8b) is rgb(121, 107, 139) in RGB.

No, #796b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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