#7b787e

Color #7b787e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7b787e

RGB

rgb(123, 120, 126)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 4.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(50.86, 2.35, -2.87)

LCH

lch(50.86, 3.71, 309.31)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.0097, 308.29)

HWB

hwb(270, 47.1%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b7e78

Analogous

#78787e

#7b787e

#7e787e

Triadic

#7b787e

#7e7b78

#787e7b

Split-complementary

#7b787e

#7e7e78

#787e78

Tetradic

#7b787e

#7e787b

#7b7e78

#787e7b

Square

#7b787e

#7e7878

#7b7e78

#787e7e

Shades

Color #7b787e mixed toward black.

#666469

#525054

#3d3c3f

#29282a

#141415

Tints

Color #7b787e mixed toward white.

#918e94

#a7a5a9

#bdbbbf

#d3d2d4

#e9e8ea

Tones

Color #7b787e mixed toward gray.

#7b787d

#7b797d

#7b797c

#7b7a7c

#7b7a7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a7d · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#7a7a7c · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7b787e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b787e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#7b787e (#7b787e) is rgb(123, 120, 126) in RGB.

No, #7b787e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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