#7C668A

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Slategray.

About #7C668A

When working with digital screens, the color #7C668A is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 102, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 26% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C668A
RGB124, 102, 138
HSL276.7°, 15.0%, 47.1%
CMYK10%, 26%, 0%, 46%
HSV276.7°, 26.1%, 54.1%
LAB46.5, 16.0, -16.6
XYZ17.7, 15.6, 26.1
Decimal8152714

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.12:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C668A; }
.text-color { color: #7C668A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C668A; }

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