#7b6986

Color #7b6986

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7b6986

RGB

rgb(123, 105, 134)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 12.1%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 21.6%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(47.02, 12.93, -13.36)

LCH

lch(47.02, 18.59, 314.06)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.0491, 312.52)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 41.2%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#748669

Analogous

#6d6986

#7b6986

#866983

Triadic

#7b6986

#867b69

#69867b

Split-complementary

#7b6986

#838669

#69866d

Tetradic

#7b6986

#866974

#748669

#69867b

Square

#7b6986

#866d69

#748669

#698386

Shades

Color #7b6986 mixed toward black.

#675870

#524659

#3e3543

#29232d

#151216

Tints

Color #7b6986 mixed toward white.

#91819c

#a79ab0

#bdb3c3

#d3ccd7

#e9e6eb

Tones

Color #7b6986 mixed toward gray.

#7a6c84

#7a6e81

#79707f

#79737c

#78757a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747380 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#75767e · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#7a7a79 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b6986;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b6986]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#7b6986 (#7b6986) is rgb(123, 105, 134) in RGB.

No, #7b6986 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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