#7a757d

Color #7a757d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7a757d

RGB

rgb(122, 117, 125)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 3.3%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 6.4%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(49.91, 3.52, -3.7)

LCH

lch(49.91, 5.11, 313.57)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0134, 313.19)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 45.9%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787d75

Analogous

#76757d

#7a757d

#7d757c

Triadic

#7a757d

#7d7a75

#757d7a

Split-complementary

#7a757d

#7c7d75

#757d76

Tetradic

#7a757d

#7d7578

#787d75

#757d7a

Square

#7a757d

#7d7675

#787d75

#757c7d

Shades

Color #7a757d mixed toward black.

#666268

#514e53

#3d3b3f

#29272a

#141415

Tints

Color #7a757d mixed toward white.

#908c93

#a6a3a9

#bdbabe

#d3d1d4

#e9e8e9

Tones

Color #7a757d mixed toward gray.

#7a767c

#7a777b

#79787a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787b · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#78797b · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#7a7a79 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7a757d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7a757d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#7a757d (#7a757d) is rgb(122, 117, 125) in RGB.

No, #7a757d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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