#7d72a1

Color #7d72a1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#7d72a1

RGB

rgb(125, 114, 161)

HSL

hsl(254, 20%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254, 29.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(50.65, 14.54, -23.73)

LCH

lch(50.65, 27.83, 301.5)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.072, 294.79)

HWB

hwb(254, 44.7%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a172

Analogous

#727ea1

#7d72a1

#9472a1

Triadic

#7d72a1

#a17d72

#72a17d

Split-complementary

#7d72a1

#a19472

#7ea172

Tetradic

#7d72a1

#a17296

#96a172

#72a17d

Square

#7d72a1

#a1727e

#96a172

#72a194

Shades

Color #7d72a1 mixed toward black.

#665c89

#52496e

#3d3752

#292537

#14121b

Tints

Color #7d72a1 mixed toward white.

#9389b1

#a8a1c0

#beb8d0

#d4d0e0

#e9e7ef

Tones

Color #7d72a1 mixed toward gray.

#7f769d

#817a99

#837e95

#858291

#87868d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787897 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#797a95 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#7c8f8d · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7d72a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d72a1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Medium Purple #9370db

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#7d72a1 (#7d72a1) is rgb(125, 114, 161) in RGB.

No, #7d72a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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