#796980

Color #796980

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#796980

RGB

rgb(121, 105, 128)

HSL

hsl(281.7, 9.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.7, 18%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 18%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(46.61, 10.9, -10.4)

LCH

lch(46.61, 15.07, 316.34)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.04, 315.61)

HWB

hwb(281.7, 41.2%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#708069

Analogous

#6d6980

#796980

#80697c

Triadic

#796980

#807969

#698079

Split-complementary

#796980

#7c8069

#69806d

Tetradic

#796980

#806970

#708069

#698079

Square

#796980

#806d69

#708069

#697c80

Shades

Color #796980 mixed toward black.

#65576b

#514655

#3d3440

#28232b

#141115

Tints

Color #796980 mixed toward white.

#908097

#a69aac

#bcb3c1

#d3ccd5

#e9e6ea

Tones

Color #796980 mixed toward gray.

#786b7e

#786d7c

#776f7a

#767178

#757376

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72727b · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#73747a · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#787776 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796980;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796980]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#796980 (#796980) is rgb(121, 105, 128) in RGB.

No, #796980 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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