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#655976

#655976 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#655976 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 34.9% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 24.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 264.83°, with 14.01% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.86.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1122

Complementary

  1. #655976
  2. #6a7659

Split complementary

  1. #655976
  2. #767459
  3. #5c7659

Analogous

  1. #595c76
  2. #655976
  3. #745976

Triadic

  1. #655976
  2. #766559
  3. #597665

Tetradic

  1. #655976
  2. #76596a
  3. #6a7659
  4. #597665

Square

  1. #655976
  2. #76595c
  3. #6a7659
  4. #597674

Monochromatic

  1. #1a171f
  2. #40384a
  3. #655976
  4. #8b7e9e
  5. #b2a9bf

Shades

#655976 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #655976
  2. #5b506a
  3. #51475e
  4. #473e53
  5. #3d3547
  6. #332d3b
  7. #28242f
  8. #1e1b23
  9. #141218
  10. #0a090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#655976 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #655976
  2. #746a84
  3. #847a91
  4. #938b9f
  5. #a39bad
  6. #b2acbb
  7. #c1bdc8
  8. #d1cdd6
  9. #e0dee4
  10. #f0eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#655976 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #655976
  2. #685d77
  3. #6a6178
  4. #6d6579
  5. #70697a
  6. #736d7b
  7. #75707c
  8. #78747d
  9. #7b787e
  10. #7d7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #615c68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545e77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565e75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #625d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b5c77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c5c75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #635b6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-655976 {
  color: #655976;
}
Background
.bg-655976 {
  background-color: #655976;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-655976 {
  border: 2px solid #655976;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #655976;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 89 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 14% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-655976 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #655976, #745976);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-655976 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 89 118 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.86 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.51 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.66 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 13.68 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.72 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.81 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 14.41 #9aa689 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#655976  rgb(101, 89, 118)  hsl(265, 14%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#6a7659  rgb(106, 118, 89)  hsl(85, 14%, 41%)  Xanadu
#766559  rgb(118, 101, 89)  hsl(25, 14%, 41%)  Umber
#597665  rgb(89, 118, 101)  hsl(145, 14%, 41%)  Viridian