#7d78ab

Color #7d78ab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#7d78ab

RGB

rgb(125, 120, 171)

HSL

hsl(245.9, 23.3%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.9, 29.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.9%, 29.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(52.66, 13.48, -26.44)

LCH

lch(52.66, 29.68, 297.01)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0771, 288.29)

HWB

hwb(245.9, 47.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ab78

Analogous

#788dab

#7d78ab

#9778ab

Triadic

#7d78ab

#ab7d78

#78ab7d

Split-complementary

#7d78ab

#ab9778

#8dab78

Tetradic

#7d78ab

#ab78a6

#a6ab78

#78ab7d

Square

#7d78ab

#ab788d

#a6ab78

#78ab97

Shades

Color #7d78ab mixed toward black.

#635d96

#4f4a78

#3b385a

#27253c

#14131e

Tints

Color #7d78ab mixed toward white.

#938fb9

#a8a5c7

#bebcd5

#d4d2e3

#e9e9f1

Tones

Color #7d78ab mixed toward gray.

#817ca7

#8481a3

#87859e

#8b899a

#8e8d96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba1 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#7b7c9e · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#7d9896 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7d78ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d78ab]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7d78ab (#7d78ab) is rgb(125, 120, 171) in RGB.

No, #7d78ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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