#796c87

Color #796c87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#796c87

RGB

rgb(121, 108, 135)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 11.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 20%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 20%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(47.67, 10.64, -12.98)

LCH

lch(47.67, 16.78, 309.34)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0439, 306.77)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 42.4%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a876c

Analogous

#6c6c87

#796c87

#866c87

Triadic

#796c87

#87796c

#6c8779

Split-complementary

#796c87

#87866c

#6c876c

Tetradic

#796c87

#876c7a

#7a876c

#6c8779

Square

#796c87

#876c6c

#7a876c

#6c8786

Shades

Color #796c87 mixed toward black.

#655a70

#51485a

#3c3643

#28242d

#141216

Tints

Color #796c87 mixed toward white.

#8f839c

#a69cb0

#bcb5c4

#d2ced7

#e9e6eb

Tones

Color #796c87 mixed toward gray.

#796e85

#797082

#797380

#79757e

#79777c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.31:1

White text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747381 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#747580 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#787c7b · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796c87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796c87]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#796c87 (#796c87) is rgb(121, 108, 135) in RGB.

No, #796c87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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