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#5D596F

#5d596f ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5d596f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.47% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.22% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 11% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.74.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1062

Complementary

  1. #5d596f
  2. #6b6f59

Split complementary

  1. #5d596f
  2. #6f6859
  3. #606f59

Analogous

  1. #59606f
  2. #5d596f
  3. #68596f

Triadic

  1. #5d596f
  2. #6f5d59
  3. #596f5d

Tetradic

  1. #5d596f
  2. #6f596b
  3. #6b6f59
  4. #596f5d

Square

  1. #5d596f
  2. #6f5960
  3. #6b6f59
  4. #596f68

Monochromatic

  1. #16151a
  2. #393745
  3. #5d596f
  4. #827d97
  5. #aba8b9

Shades

#5d596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5d596f
  2. #545064
  3. #4a4759
  4. #413e4e
  5. #383543
  6. #2f2d38
  7. #25242c
  8. #1c1b21
  9. #131216
  10. #09090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#5d596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5d596f
  2. #6d6a7d
  3. #7d7a8c
  4. #8e8b9a
  5. #9e9ba9
  6. #aeacb7
  7. #bebdc5
  8. #cecdd4
  9. #dfdee2
  10. #efeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5d596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5d596f
  2. #615d71
  3. #646172
  4. #686574
  5. #6b6976
  6. #6f6d78
  7. #727079
  8. #76747b
  9. #79787d
  10. #7d7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555b6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a5c60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585b70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585a6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b5b67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5d596f {
  color: #5d596f;
}
Background
.bg-5d596f {
  background-color: #5d596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5d596f {
  border: 2px solid #5d596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5d596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 93 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 11% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5d596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5d596f, #68596f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5d596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(93 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.74 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.70 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.05 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.48 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.48 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.90 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 15.18 #a2a690 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#5d596f  rgb(93, 89, 111)  hsl(251, 11%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#6b6f59  rgb(107, 111, 89)  hsl(71, 11%, 39%)  Feldgrau
#6f5d59  rgb(111, 93, 89)  hsl(11, 11%, 39%)  Wenge
#596f5d  rgb(89, 111, 93)  hsl(131, 11%, 39%)  Feldgrau