#7e718b

Color #7e718b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#7e718b

RGB

rgb(126, 113, 139)

HSL

hsl(270, 10.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 18.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(49.63, 10.33, -12.35)

LCH

lch(49.63, 16.1, 309.91)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0422, 307.68)

HWB

hwb(270, 44.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8b71

Analogous

#71718b

#7e718b

#8b718b

Triadic

#7e718b

#8b7e71

#718b7e

Split-complementary

#7e718b

#8b8b71

#718b71

Tetradic

#7e718b

#8b717e

#7e8b71

#718b7e

Square

#7e718b

#8b7171

#7e8b71

#718b8b

Shades

Color #7e718b mixed toward black.

#695e74

#544b5d

#3f3845

#2a262e

#151317

Tints

Color #7e718b mixed toward white.

#93889f

#a9a0b2

#beb8c5

#d4d0d8

#e9e7ec

Tones

Color #7e718b mixed toward gray.

#7e7389

#7e7587

#7e7784

#7e7a82

#7e7c80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797885 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#797a84 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#7d817f · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e718b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e718b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#7e718b (#7e718b) is rgb(126, 113, 139) in RGB.

No, #7e718b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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