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#65697F

#65697f ≈ Old Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#65697f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 41.18% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.47% cyan, 17.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, with 11.4% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 9.42.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #65697f
  2. #7f7b65

Split complementary

  1. #65697f
  2. #7f6e65
  3. #767f65

Analogous

  1. #65767f
  2. #65697f
  3. #6e657f

Triadic

  1. #65697f
  2. #7f6569
  3. #697f65

Tetradic

  1. #65697f
  2. #7b657f
  3. #7f7b65
  4. #697f65

Square

  1. #65697f
  2. #7f6576
  3. #7f7b65
  4. #657f6e

Monochromatic

  1. #21232a
  2. #434654
  3. #65697f
  4. #8d90a4
  5. #b7b9c6

Shades

#65697f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #65697f
  2. #5b5f72
  3. #515466
  4. #474a59
  5. #3d3f4c
  6. #333540
  7. #282a33
  8. #1e2026
  9. #141519
  10. #0a0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#65697f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #65697f
  2. #74788c
  3. #848799
  4. #9396a5
  5. #a3a5b2
  6. #b2b4bf
  7. #c1c3cc
  8. #d1d2d9
  9. #e0e1e5
  10. #f0f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#65697f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #65697f
  2. #686b7f
  3. #6a6e7f
  4. #6d707f
  5. #70727f
  6. #737580
  7. #757780
  8. #787980
  9. #7b7b80
  10. #7d7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636b80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62697e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f6d70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646a80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63697f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #616b76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-65697f {
  color: #65697f;
}
Background
.bg-65697f {
  background-color: #65697f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-65697f {
  border: 2px solid #65697f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #65697f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 105 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 11% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-65697f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #65697f, #6e657f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-65697f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 105 127 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.42 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.51 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.86 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.50 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 13.01 #9a9680 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#65697f  rgb(101, 105, 127)  hsl(231, 11%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7f7b65  rgb(127, 123, 101)  hsl(51, 11%, 45%)  Battleship Gray
#7f6569  rgb(127, 101, 105)  hsl(351, 11%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#697f65  rgb(105, 127, 101)  hsl(111, 11%, 45%)  Xanadu