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#60596F

#60596f ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#60596f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.51% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 259.09°, 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.84.

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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #60596f
  2. #686f59

Split complementary

  1. #60596f
  2. #6f6b59
  3. #5d6f59

Analogous

  1. #595d6f
  2. #60596f
  3. #6b596f

Triadic

  1. #60596f
  2. #6f6059
  3. #596f60

Tetradic

  1. #60596f
  2. #6f5968
  3. #686f59
  4. #596f60

Square

  1. #60596f
  2. #6f595d
  3. #686f59
  4. #596f6b

Monochromatic

  1. #17151a
  2. #3b3745
  3. #60596f
  4. #867d97
  5. #ada8b9

Shades

#60596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #60596f
  2. #565064
  3. #4d4759
  4. #433e4e
  5. #3a3543
  6. #302d38
  7. #26242c
  8. #1d1b21
  9. #131216
  10. #0a090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#60596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #60596f
  2. #706a7d
  3. #807a8c
  4. #908b9a
  5. #a09ba9
  6. #b0acb7
  7. #bfbdc5
  8. #cfcdd4
  9. #dfdee2
  10. #efeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#60596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #60596f
  2. #635d71
  3. #666172
  4. #6a6574
  5. #6d6976
  6. #706d78
  7. #737079
  8. #76747b
  9. #7a787d
  10. #7d7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555c70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565c6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e5c60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595b70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5b6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f5b67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-60596f {
  color: #60596f;
}
Background
.bg-60596f {
  background-color: #60596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-60596f {
  border: 2px solid #60596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #60596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 11% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-60596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #60596f, #6b596f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-60596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.84 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.69 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.95 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.16 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.77 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.77 #674c47 Liver ΔE 14.74 #9fa690 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#60596f  rgb(96, 89, 111)  hsl(259, 11%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#686f59  rgb(104, 111, 89)  hsl(79, 11%, 39%)  Feldgrau
#6f6059  rgb(111, 96, 89)  hsl(19, 11%, 39%)  Wenge
#596f60  rgb(89, 111, 96)  hsl(139, 11%, 39%)  Feldgrau