#7b6c8b

Color #7b6c8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#7b6c8b

RGB

rgb(123, 108, 139)

HSL

hsl(269, 12.6%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 22.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(48.01, 12.25, -14.83)

LCH

lch(48.01, 19.24, 309.56)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.0503, 306.76)

HWB

hwb(269, 42.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8b6c

Analogous

#6c6c8b

#7b6c8b

#8a6c8b

Triadic

#7b6c8b

#8b7b6c

#6c8b7b

Split-complementary

#7b6c8b

#8b8a6c

#6c8b6c

Tetradic

#7b6c8b

#8b6c7c

#7c8b6c

#6c8b7b

Square

#7b6c8b

#8b6c6c

#7c8b6c

#6c8b8a

Shades

Color #7b6c8b mixed toward black.

#665a74

#52485d

#3d3645

#29242e

#141217

Tints

Color #7b6c8b mixed toward white.

#91849f

#a79cb2

#bdb5c5

#d3ced9

#e9e6ec

Tones

Color #7b6c8b mixed toward gray.

#7b6e88

#7b7186

#7b7483

#7b7681

#7b797e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.36:1

White text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757584 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#767783 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#7a7f7d · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7b6c8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b6c8b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#7b6c8b (#7b6c8b) is rgb(123, 108, 139) in RGB.

No, #7b6c8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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