#726879

Color #726879

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#726879

RGB

rgb(114, 104, 121)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 7.6%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 14%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 14%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(45.44, 7.4, -8.03)

LCH

lch(45.44, 10.92, 312.66)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0288, 311.49)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 40.8%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7968

Analogous

#696879

#726879

#796877

Triadic

#726879

#797268

#687972

Split-complementary

#726879

#777968

#687969

Tetradic

#726879

#79686f

#6f7968

#687972

Square

#726879

#796968

#6f7968

#687779

Shades

Color #726879 mixed toward black.

#5f5765

#4c4551

#39343d

#262328

#131114

Tints

Color #726879 mixed toward white.

#8a7f91

#a199a7

#b9b2bd

#d0ccd3

#e8e5e9

Tones

Color #726879 mixed toward gray.

#726978

#716b76

#716c75

#716e73

#716f72

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

#6e6e75 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#6e6f74 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#727271 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #726879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#726879]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#726879 (#726879) is rgb(114, 104, 121) in RGB.

No, #726879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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