#72486e

Color #72486e

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 28.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#72486e

RGB

rgb(114, 72, 110)

HSL

hsl(305.7, 22.6%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.7, 36.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 3.5%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(36.63, 24.48, -14.62)

LCH

lch(36.63, 28.51, 329.15)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0794, 330.17)

HWB

hwb(305.7, 28.2%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#48724c

Analogous

#614872

#72486e

#724859

Triadic

#72486e

#6e7248

#486e72

Split-complementary

#72486e

#597248

#487261

Tetradic

#72486e

#724c48

#48724c

#486e72

Square

#72486e

#726148

#48724c

#485972

Shades

Color #72486e mixed toward black.

#5f3c5c

#4c3049

#392437

#261825

#130c12

Tints

Color #72486e mixed toward white.

#935d8e

#ab7ba7

#c09cbd

#d5bdd3

#eadee9

Tones

Color #72486e mixed toward gray.

#6f4c6b

#6b4f68

#685366

#645663

#615a60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636266 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#656864 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#70605e · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 20.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72486e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72486e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#72486e (#72486e) is rgb(114, 72, 110) in RGB.

No, #72486e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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