#7d78b4

Color #7d78b4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#7d78b4

RGB

rgb(125, 120, 180)

HSL

hsl(245, 28.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 33.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(53.05, 15.81, -31.04)

LCH

lch(53.05, 34.83, 296.99)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0904, 287.17)

HWB

hwb(245, 47.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb478

Analogous

#7891b4

#7d78b4

#9b78b4

Triadic

#7d78b4

#b47d78

#78b47d

Split-complementary

#7d78b4

#b49b78

#91b478

Tetradic

#7d78b4

#b478af

#afb478

#78b47d

Square

#7d78b4

#b47891

#afb478

#78b49b

Shades

Color #7d78b4 mixed toward black.

#5f59a1

#4c4781

#393660

#262440

#131220

Tints

Color #7d78b4 mixed toward white.

#938ec0

#a8a5cd

#bebbd9

#d4d2e6

#e9e8f2

Tones

Color #7d78b4 mixed toward gray.

#817daf

#8582aa

#8987a5

#8e8ca0

#92919b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba8 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7ca5 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#7d9e9b · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 20.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7d78b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7d78b4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7d78b4 (#7d78b4) is rgb(125, 120, 180) in RGB.

No, #7d78b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #7d78b4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast