#7b7480

Color #7b7480

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7b7480

RGB

rgb(123, 116, 128)

HSL

hsl(275, 4.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 9.4%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(49.81, 5.1, -5.61)

LCH

lch(49.81, 7.58, 312.27)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.02, 311.35)

HWB

hwb(275, 45.5%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798074

Analogous

#757480

#7b7480

#80747f

Triadic

#7b7480

#807b74

#74807b

Split-complementary

#7b7480

#7f8074

#748075

Tetradic

#7b7480

#807479

#798074

#74807b

Square

#7b7480

#807574

#798074

#747f80

Shades

Color #7b7480 mixed toward black.

#66616b

#524d55

#3d3a40

#29272b

#141315

Tints

Color #7b7480 mixed toward white.

#918b96

#a7a2ab

#bdb9c0

#d3d0d5

#e9e8ea

Tones

Color #7b7480 mixed toward gray.

#7b757f

#7b767e

#7a777d

#7a787c

#7a797b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787d · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#78797d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#7b7b7a · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b7480;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b7480]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#7b7480 (#7b7480) is rgb(123, 116, 128) in RGB.

No, #7b7480 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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