Information about Purplish Grey color
Basic facts about this digital color
#7A687F presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Labyrinth (#786A7F). Slightly further away sit Mousy Wisteria (#766980) and Mamba (#766D7C).
The recipe behind #7A687F is rgb(122, 104, 127), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. The name "Purplish Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Purplish Grey color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Purplish Grey color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Purplish Grey color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Purplish Grey color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Purplish Grey color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Purplish Grey color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Purplish Grey color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Purplish Grey
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#786A7F
#766980
#766D7C
#796878
#856684
#727282
#716675
#825F87
#7C7173
#866F85
#7A7679
#826D8C
Purplish Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#7A687F
- RGB122, 104, 127
- CMYK2, 9, 0, 50
- CSSrgb(122, 104, 127)
- HSL287°, 10%, 45%
- HSL Precise286.957°, 9.957%, 45.294%
- HSV287°, 18%, 50%
- HSB287°, 18%, 50%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.478
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
- GLSLvec3(0.478, 0.408, 0.498)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.478, 0.408, 0.498, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.478, 0.408, 0.498)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID7A687F
- DECIMAL ID8022143
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
