#78557c

Color #78557c

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 27.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#78557c

RGB

rgb(120, 85, 124)

HSL

hsl(293.8, 18.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.8, 31.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 31.5%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(41.13, 21.72, -16.32)

LCH

lch(41.13, 27.17, 323.08)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0738, 323.1)

HWB

hwb(293.8, 33.3%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#597c55

Analogous

#65557c

#78557c

#7c556d

Triadic

#78557c

#7c7855

#557c78

Split-complementary

#78557c

#6d7c55

#557c65

Tetradic

#78557c

#7c5559

#597c55

#557c78

Square

#78557c

#7c6555

#597c55

#556d7c

Shades

Color #78557c mixed toward black.

#644767

#503953

#3c2a3e

#281c29

#140e15

Tints

Color #78557c mixed toward white.

#946a99

#aa88ad

#bfa6c2

#d4c3d6

#eae1eb

Tones

Color #78557c mixed toward gray.

#755879

#735c76

#705f72

#6e626f

#6b656c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a74 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#6d6f72 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#776d6c · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78557c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78557c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#78557c (#78557c) is rgb(120, 85, 124) in RGB.

No, #78557c 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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