#78488c

Color #78488c

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.19 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#78488c

RGB

rgb(120, 72, 140)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 32.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 48.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(38.76, 32.92, -29.75)

LCH

lch(38.76, 44.37, 317.9)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.1174, 315.28)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 28.2%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c8c48

Analogous

#56488c

#78488c

#8c487e

Triadic

#78488c

#8c7848

#488c78

Split-complementary

#78488c

#7e8c48

#488c56

Tetradic

#78488c

#8c485c

#5c8c48

#488c78

Square

#78488c

#8c5648

#5c8c48

#487e8c

Shades

Color #78488c mixed toward black.

#643c75

#50305d

#3c2446

#28182f

#140c17

Tints

Color #78488c mixed toward white.

#935bab

#a97cbc

#be9dcc

#d4bddd

#e9deee

Tones

Color #78488c mixed toward gray.

#764e86

#735381

#71597b

#6f5f75

#6c6470

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676680 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#696c7c · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#767572 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78488c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78488c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#78488c (#78488c) is rgb(120, 72, 140) in RGB.

No, #78488c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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