#7b7980

Color #7b7980

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.8 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7b7980

RGB

rgb(123, 121, 128)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 2.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 5.5%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(51.2, 2.18, -3.55)

LCH

lch(51.2, 4.17, 301.55)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0108, 299.42)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 47.5%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8079

Analogous

#797a80

#7b7980

#7e7980

Triadic

#7b7980

#807b79

#79807b

Split-complementary

#7b7980

#807e79

#7a8079

Tetradic

#7b7980

#80797e

#7e8079

#79807b

Square

#7b7980

#80797a

#7e8079

#79807e

Shades

Color #7b7980 mixed toward black.

#66656b

#525155

#3d3c40

#29282b

#141415

Tints

Color #7b7980 mixed toward white.

#918f95

#a7a6aa

#bdbcc0

#d3d2d5

#e9e9ea

Tones

Color #7b7980 mixed toward gray.

#7b7a7f

#7c7b7e

#7c7c7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a7e · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#7a7a7e · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#7b7d7d · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b7980;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b7980]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#7b7980 (#7b7980) is rgb(123, 121, 128) in RGB.

No, #7b7980 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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