#726878

Color #726878

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#726878

RGB

rgb(114, 104, 120)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 7.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 13.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 13.3%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(45.41, 7.19, -7.48)

LCH

lch(45.41, 10.38, 313.87)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.0275, 312.93)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 40.8%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e7868

Analogous

#6a6878

#726878

#786876

Triadic

#726878

#787268

#687872

Split-complementary

#726878

#767868

#68786a

Tetradic

#726878

#78686e

#6e7868

#687872

Square

#726878

#786a68

#6e7868

#687678

Shades

Color #726878 mixed toward black.

#5f5764

#4c4550

#39343c

#262328

#131114

Tints

Color #726878 mixed toward white.

#8a7f90

#a199a6

#b9b2bd

#d0ccd3

#e8e5e9

Tones

Color #726878 mixed toward gray.

#726977

#716b75

#716c74

#716d73

#706f71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.97:1

White text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e74 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#6e6f73 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#727171 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #726878;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#726878]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#726878 (#726878) is rgb(114, 104, 120) in RGB.

No, #726878 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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