#766979

Color #766979

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#766979

RGB

rgb(118, 105, 121)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 7.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 13.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.09, 8.29, -7.02)

LCH

lch(46.09, 10.86, 319.74)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0292, 319.87)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 41.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c7969

Analogous

#6e6979

#766979

#796974

Triadic

#766979

#797669

#697976

Split-complementary

#766979

#747969

#69796e

Tetradic

#766979

#79696c

#6c7969

#697976

Square

#766979

#796e69

#6c7969

#697479

Shades

Color #766979 mixed toward black.

#625765

#4f4651

#3b343c

#272328

#141114

Tints

Color #766979 mixed toward white.

#8e8091

#a59aa7

#bbb3bd

#d2ccd3

#e8e6e9

Tones

Color #766979 mixed toward gray.

#756a78

#746c76

#736d75

#736e74

#727072

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717075 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#717274 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#757272 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #766979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#766979]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#766979 (#766979) is rgb(118, 105, 121) in RGB.

No, #766979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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