#726079

Color #726079

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#726079

RGB

rgb(114, 96, 121)

HSL

hsl(283.2, 11.5%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.2, 20.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(43.25, 12.24, -11.33)

LCH

lch(43.25, 16.68, 317.21)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0444, 316.46)

HWB

hwb(283.2, 37.6%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#677960

Analogous

#656079

#726079

#796073

Triadic

#726079

#797260

#607972

Split-complementary

#726079

#737960

#607965

Tetradic

#726079

#796067

#677960

#607972

Square

#726079

#796560

#677960

#607379

Shades

Color #726079 mixed toward black.

#5f5065

#4c4051

#39303c

#262028

#131014

Tints

Color #726079 mixed toward white.

#8b7793

#a292a8

#b9adbe

#d1c9d4

#e8e4e9

Tones

Color #726079 mixed toward gray.

#716277

#706475

#6f6673

#6e6871

#6d6a6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b74 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#6c6d72 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#716f6e · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #726079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#726079]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#726079 (#726079) is rgb(114, 96, 121) in RGB.

No, #726079 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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