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#68596F

#68596f ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#68596f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.31% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 11% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 6.2.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1124

Complementary

  1. #68596f
  2. #606f59

Split complementary

  1. #68596f
  2. #6b6f59
  3. #596f5d

Analogous

  1. #5d596f
  2. #68596f
  3. #6f596b

Triadic

  1. #68596f
  2. #6f6859
  3. #596f68

Tetradic

  1. #68596f
  2. #6f5960
  3. #606f59
  4. #596f68

Square

  1. #68596f
  2. #6f5d59
  3. #606f59
  4. #596b6f

Monochromatic

  1. #18151a
  2. #403745
  3. #68596f
  4. #8f7d97
  5. #b4a8b9

Shades

#68596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68596f
  2. #5e5064
  3. #534759
  4. #493e4e
  5. #3e3543
  6. #342d38
  7. #2a242c
  8. #1f1b21
  9. #151216
  10. #0a090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#68596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68596f
  2. #776a7d
  3. #867a8c
  4. #958b9a
  5. #a49ba9
  6. #b4acb7
  7. #c3bdc5
  8. #d2cdd4
  9. #e1dee2
  10. #f0eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68596f
  2. #6a5d71
  3. #6d6172
  4. #6f6574
  5. #726976
  6. #746d78
  7. #767079
  8. #79747b
  9. #7b787d
  10. #7e7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565d70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595f6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #685b60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e5c70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #605c6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #685a67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68596f {
  color: #68596f;
}
Background
.bg-68596f {
  background-color: #68596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-68596f {
  border: 2px solid #68596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 11% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68596f, #6f596b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.20 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.99 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.27 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 12.62 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 12.69 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.60 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 13.64 #97a690 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#68596f  rgb(104, 89, 111)  hsl(281, 11%, 39%)  Old Lavender
#606f59  rgb(96, 111, 89)  hsl(101, 11%, 39%)  Feldgrau
#6f6859  rgb(111, 104, 89)  hsl(41, 11%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#596f68  rgb(89, 111, 104)  hsl(161, 11%, 39%)  Feldgrau