#78758f

Color #78758f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#78758f

RGB

rgb(120, 117, 143)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 10.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 18.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(50.33, 6.76, -13.7)

LCH

lch(50.33, 15.28, 296.26)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0397, 290.35)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 45.9%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8f75

Analogous

#757f8f

#78758f

#85758f

Triadic

#78758f

#8f7875

#758f78

Split-complementary

#78758f

#8f8575

#7f8f75

Tetradic

#78758f

#8f758c

#8c8f75

#758f78

Square

#78758f

#8f757f

#8c8f75

#758f85

Shades

Color #78758f mixed toward black.

#646178

#504e60

#3c3a48

#282730

#141318

Tints

Color #78758f mixed toward white.

#8f8ca2

#a5a3b4

#bcbac7

#d2d1da

#e9e8ec

Tones

Color #78758f mixed toward gray.

#7a778d

#7b798b

#7d7c89

#7f7e86

#808084

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777789 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#777788 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#788583 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #78758f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#78758f]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#78758f (#78758f) is rgb(120, 117, 143) in RGB.

No, #78758f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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