#796e7c

Color #796e7c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#796e7c

RGB

rgb(121, 110, 124)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 11.3%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(47.84, 7.07, -6.17)

LCH

lch(47.84, 9.38, 318.89)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0251, 318.88)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 43.1%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717c6e

Analogous

#726e7c

#796e7c

#7c6e78

Triadic

#796e7c

#7c796e

#6e7c79

Split-complementary

#796e7c

#787c6e

#6e7c72

Tetradic

#796e7c

#7c6e71

#717c6e

#6e7c79

Square

#796e7c

#7c726e

#717c6e

#6e787c

Shades

Color #796e7c mixed toward black.

#655c67

#514953

#3d373e

#282529

#141215

Tints

Color #796e7c mixed toward white.

#908593

#a69ea9

#bcb6be

#d3ced4

#e9e7e9

Tones

Color #796e7c mixed toward gray.

#786f7b

#78707a

#777279

#767377

#767476

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.33:1

White text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747479 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#757678 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#787676 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796e7c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796e7c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#796e7c (#796e7c) is rgb(121, 110, 124) in RGB.

No, #796e7c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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