#7b72a2

Color #7b72a2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7b72a2

RGB

rgb(123, 114, 162)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 20.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 29.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 29.6%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(50.52, 14.15, -24.53)

LCH

lch(50.52, 28.32, 299.98)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.0733, 292.54)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 44.7%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a272

Analogous

#7281a2

#7b72a2

#9372a2

Triadic

#7b72a2

#a27b72

#72a27b

Split-complementary

#7b72a2

#a29372

#81a272

Tetradic

#7b72a2

#a27299

#99a272

#72a27b

Square

#7b72a2

#a27281

#99a272

#72a293

Shades

Color #7b72a2 mixed toward black.

#645b8b

#50496f

#3c3753

#282537

#14121c

Tints

Color #7b72a2 mixed toward white.

#9189b1

#a7a1c1

#bdb8d0

#d3d0e0

#e9e7ef

Tones

Color #7b72a2 mixed toward gray.

#7d769e

#807a9a

#827e96

#858292

#87868e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777798 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#787896 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#7b908e · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b72a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b72a2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#7b72a2 (#7b72a2) is rgb(123, 114, 162) in RGB.

No, #7b72a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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