#78457b

Color #78457b

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.97 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#78457b

RGB

rgb(120, 69, 123)

HSL

hsl(296.7, 28.1%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.7, 43.9%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 43.9%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(37.26, 30.97, -21.66)

LCH

lch(37.26, 37.79, 325.03)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.1036, 325.07)

HWB

hwb(296.7, 27.1%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#487b45

Analogous

#5d457b

#78457b

#7b4563

Triadic

#78457b

#7b7845

#457b78

Split-complementary

#78457b

#637b45

#457b5d

Tetradic

#78457b

#7b4548

#487b45

#457b78

Square

#78457b

#7b5d45

#487b45

#45637b

Shades

Color #78457b mixed toward black.

#643966

#502e52

#3c223d

#281729

#140b14

Tints

Color #78457b mixed toward white.

#99589d

#af77b3

#c399c6

#d7bbd9

#ebddec

Tones

Color #78457b mixed toward gray.

#744976

#704e72

#6c526d

#685769

#645b64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666571 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#686c6e · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#766866 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78457b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78457b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#78457b (#78457b) is rgb(120, 69, 123) in RGB.

No, #78457b 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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