#78738f

Color #78738f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#78738f

RGB

rgb(120, 115, 143)

HSL

hsl(250.7, 11.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.7, 19.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(49.78, 7.95, -14.53)

LCH

lch(49.78, 16.56, 298.69)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.043, 293.16)

HWB

hwb(250.7, 45.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8f73

Analogous

#737c8f

#78738f

#86738f

Triadic

#78738f

#8f7873

#738f78

Split-complementary

#78738f

#8f8673

#7c8f73

Tetradic

#78738f

#8f738a

#8a8f73

#738f78

Square

#78738f

#8f737c

#8a8f73

#738f86

Shades

Color #78738f mixed toward black.

#646077

#504c60

#3c3948

#282630

#141318

Tints

Color #78738f mixed toward white.

#8f8aa2

#a5a2b4

#bcb9c7

#d2d0da

#e9e8ec

Tones

Color #78738f mixed toward gray.

#7a758d

#7b788a

#7d7a88

#7e7c86

#807f83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767689 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#767787 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#788483 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #78738f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78738f]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#78738f (#78738f) is rgb(120, 115, 143) in RGB.

No, #78738f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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