#756c90

Color #756c90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#756c90

RGB

rgb(117, 108, 144)

HSL

hsl(255, 14.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 25%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 25%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(47.65, 11.34, -18.4)

LCH

lch(47.65, 21.61, 301.65)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0561, 296.02)

HWB

hwb(255, 42.4%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87906c

Analogous

#6c7590

#756c90

#876c90

Triadic

#756c90

#90756c

#6c9075

Split-complementary

#756c90

#90876c

#75906c

Tetradic

#756c90

#906c87

#87906c

#6c9075

Square

#756c90

#906c75

#87906c

#6c9087

Shades

Color #756c90 mixed toward black.

#615a78

#4e4860

#3a3648

#272430

#131218

Tints

Color #756c90 mixed toward white.

#8c84a3

#a39db5

#bab5c8

#d1ceda

#e8e6ed

Tones

Color #756c90 mixed toward gray.

#766f8d

#78728a

#797587

#7b7884

#7c7b81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717188 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#727286 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#758280 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #756c90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#756c90]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#756c90 (#756c90) is rgb(117, 108, 144) in RGB.

No, #756c90 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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