#785d7e

Color #785d7e

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 22.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#785d7e

RGB

rgb(120, 93, 126)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 15.1%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 26.2%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(43.25, 17.33, -14.29)

LCH

lch(43.25, 22.46, 320.49)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0604, 320.17)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 36.5%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#637e5d

Analogous

#675d7e

#785d7e

#7e5d73

Triadic

#785d7e

#7e785d

#5d7e78

Split-complementary

#785d7e

#737e5d

#5d7e67

Tetradic

#785d7e

#7e5d63

#637e5d

#5d7e78

Square

#785d7e

#7e675d

#637e5d

#5d737e

Shades

Color #785d7e mixed toward black.

#644d69

#503e54

#3c2e3f

#281f2a

#140f15

Tints

Color #785d7e mixed toward white.

#917398

#a78fad

#bdabc1

#d3c7d6

#e9e3ea

Tones

Color #785d7e mixed toward gray.

#76607b

#746278

#736576

#716873

#6f6b70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d77 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#6f7175 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#777170 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #785d7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#785d7e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#785d7e (#785d7e) is rgb(120, 93, 126) in RGB.

No, #785d7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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