#735e7e

Color #735e7e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 20.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#735e7e

RGB

rgb(115, 94, 126)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 14.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 25.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(43, 14.92, -14.73)

LCH

lch(43, 20.97, 315.37)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.0555, 313.91)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 36.9%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#697e5e

Analogous

#635e7e

#735e7e

#7e5e79

Triadic

#735e7e

#7e735e

#5e7e73

Split-complementary

#735e7e

#797e5e

#5e7e63

Tetradic

#735e7e

#7e5e69

#697e5e

#5e7e73

Square

#735e7e

#7e635e

#697e5e

#5e797e

Shades

Color #735e7e mixed toward black.

#604e69

#4d3f54

#392f3f

#261f2a

#131015

Tints

Color #735e7e mixed toward white.

#8c7598

#a390ac

#baacc1

#d1c8d6

#e8e3ea

Tones

Color #735e7e mixed toward gray.

#72617b

#716379

#706676

#706973

#6f6b71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a77 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#6c6d76 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#727270 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #735e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#735e7e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#735e7e (#735e7e) is rgb(115, 94, 126) in RGB.

No, #735e7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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