#79787a

Color #79787a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.26 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79787a

RGB

rgb(121, 120, 122)

HSL

hsl(270, 0.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.8%, 1.6%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(50.57, 0.78, -0.96)

LCH

lch(50.57, 1.24, 309.09)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0032, 308.66)

HWB

hwb(270, 47.1%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797a78

Analogous

#78787a

#79787a

#7a787a

Triadic

#79787a

#7a7978

#787a79

Split-complementary

#79787a

#7a7a78

#787a78

Tetradic

#79787a

#7a7879

#797a78

#787a79

Square

#79787a

#7a7878

#797a78

#787a7a

Shades

Color #79787a mixed toward black.

#656466

#515051

#3d3c3d

#282829

#141414

Tints

Color #79787a mixed toward white.

#8f8f90

#a6a5a6

#bcbcbd

#d2d2d3

#e9e9e9

Tones

Color #79787a mixed toward gray.

#79787a

#79797a

#797979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79797a · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#797979 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#797979 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79787a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79787a]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#79787a (#79787a) is rgb(121, 120, 122) in RGB.

No, #79787a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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