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#606080

#606080 ≈ Old Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#606080 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 37.65% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 14.29% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 9.77.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #606080
  2. #808060

Split complementary

  1. #606080
  2. #807060
  3. #708060

Analogous

  1. #607080
  2. #606080
  3. #706080

Triadic

  1. #606080
  2. #806060
  3. #608060

Tetradic

  1. #606080
  2. #806080
  3. #808060
  4. #608060

Square

  1. #606080
  2. #806070
  3. #808060
  4. #608070

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1e29
  2. #3f3f54
  3. #606080
  4. #8787a5
  5. #b3b3c6

Shades

#606080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #606080
  2. #565673
  3. #4d4d66
  4. #43435a
  5. #3a3a4d
  6. #303040
  7. #262633
  8. #1d1d26
  9. #13131a
  10. #0a0a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#606080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #606080
  2. #70708d
  3. #808099
  4. #9090a6
  5. #a0a0b3
  6. #b0b0c0
  7. #bfbfcc
  8. #cfcfd9
  9. #dfdfe6
  10. #efeff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#606080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #606080
  2. #636380
  3. #666680
  4. #6a6a80
  5. #6d6d80
  6. #707080
  7. #737380
  8. #767680
  9. #7a7a80
  10. #7d7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626270 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586481 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #57627f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59666b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b6281 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b617f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6374 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-606080 {
  color: #606080;
}
Background
.bg-606080 {
  background-color: #606080;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-606080 {
  border: 2px solid #606080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #606080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 96 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 14% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-606080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #606080, #706080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-606080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 96 128 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.77 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.86 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.97 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.25 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 14.48 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 14.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 15.10 #9f9f7f Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#606080  rgb(96, 96, 128)  hsl(240, 14%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#808060  rgb(128, 128, 96)  hsl(60, 14%, 44%)  Xanadu
#806060  rgb(128, 96, 96)  hsl(0, 14%, 44%)  Copper Rose
#608060  rgb(96, 128, 96)  hsl(120, 14%, 44%)  Fern Green