#7f788f

Color #7f788f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7f788f

RGB

rgb(127, 120, 143)

HSL

hsl(258.3, 9.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.3, 16.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 16.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(51.76, 7.44, -11.49)

LCH

lch(51.76, 13.69, 302.92)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0356, 299.23)

HWB

hwb(258.3, 47.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888f78

Analogous

#787d8f

#7f788f

#8b788f

Triadic

#7f788f

#8f7f78

#788f7f

Split-complementary

#7f788f

#8f8b78

#7d8f78

Tetradic

#7f788f

#8f7888

#888f78

#788f7f

Square

#7f788f

#8f787d

#888f78

#788f8b

Shades

Color #7f788f mixed toward black.

#6a6378

#555060

#3f3c48

#2a2830

#151418

Tints

Color #7f788f mixed toward white.

#948fa2

#aaa5b4

#bfbcc7

#d4d2da

#eae9ec

Tones

Color #7f788f mixed toward gray.

#807a8d

#817c8b

#817e89

#828087

#838285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black 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

#7c7c8a · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#7c7d89 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#7f8685 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7f788f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f788f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#7f788f (#7f788f) is rgb(127, 120, 143) in RGB.

No, #7f788f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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