#7e7b81

Color #7e7b81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7e7b81

RGB

rgb(126, 123, 129)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.4%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 4.7%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(52.05, 2.34, -2.86)

LCH

lch(52.05, 3.7, 309.29)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0097, 308.29)

HWB

hwb(270, 48.2%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e817b

Analogous

#7b7b81

#7e7b81

#817b81

Triadic

#7e7b81

#817e7b

#7b817e

Split-complementary

#7e7b81

#81817b

#7b817b

Tetradic

#7e7b81

#817b7e

#7e817b

#7b817e

Square

#7e7b81

#817b7b

#7e817b

#7b8181

Shades

Color #7e7b81 mixed toward black.

#69666b

#545256

#3f3d40

#2a292b

#151415

Tints

Color #7e7b81 mixed toward white.

#939196

#a9a7ab

#bebdc0

#d4d3d5

#e9e9ea

Tones

Color #7e7b81 mixed toward gray.

#7e7b80

#7e7c80

#7e7c7f

#7e7d7f

#7e7d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d80 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#7d7d7f · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e7b81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e7b81]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#7e7b81 (#7e7b81) is rgb(126, 123, 129) in RGB.

No, #7e7b81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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