#786e7d

Color #786e7d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#786e7d

RGB

rgb(120, 110, 125)

HSL

hsl(280, 6.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 12%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(47.78, 6.9, -6.87)

LCH

lch(47.78, 9.74, 315.12)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0258, 314.53)

HWB

hwb(280, 43.1%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737d6e

Analogous

#716e7d

#786e7d

#7d6e7b

Triadic

#786e7d

#7d786e

#6e7d78

Split-complementary

#786e7d

#7b7d6e

#6e7d71

Tetradic

#786e7d

#7d6e73

#737d6e

#6e7d78

Square

#786e7d

#7d716e

#737d6e

#6e7b7d

Shades

Color #786e7d mixed toward black.

#645c68

#504953

#3c373f

#28252a

#141215

Tints

Color #786e7d mixed toward white.

#8f8594

#a59ea9

#bcb6bf

#d2ced4

#e9e7ea

Tones

Color #786e7d mixed toward gray.

#786f7c

#77717b

#777279

#767378

#767477

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.33:1

White text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74747a · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#747579 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#787776 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #786e7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#786e7d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#786e7d (#786e7d) is rgb(120, 110, 125) in RGB.

No, #786e7d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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