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#696085

#696085 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#696085 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 37.65% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.05% cyan, 27.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 254.59°, with 16.16% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.8.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #696085
  2. #7c8560

Split complementary

  1. #696085
  2. #857b60
  3. #698560

Analogous

  1. #606985
  2. #696085
  3. #7b6085

Triadic

  1. #696085
  2. #856960
  3. #608569

Tetradic

  1. #696085
  2. #85607c
  3. #7c8560
  4. #608569

Square

  1. #696085
  2. #856069
  3. #7c8560
  4. #60857b

Monochromatic

  1. #23202c
  2. #464059
  3. #696085
  4. #9088a9
  5. #bab5c9

Shades

#696085 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696085
  2. #5f5678
  3. #544d6a
  4. #4a435d
  5. #3f3a50
  6. #353043
  7. #2a2635
  8. #201d28
  9. #15131b
  10. #0b0a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#696085 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696085
  2. #787091
  3. #87809d
  4. #9690aa
  5. #a5a0b6
  6. #b4b0c2
  7. #c3bfce
  8. #d2cfda
  9. #e1dfe7
  10. #f0eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696085 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696085
  2. #6b6385
  3. #6e6684
  4. #706a84
  5. #726d83
  6. #757083
  7. #777382
  8. #797682
  9. #7b7a81
  10. #7e7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676373 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586587 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596584 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64666d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f6386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606384 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #666477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696085 {
  color: #696085;
}
Background
.bg-696085 {
  background-color: #696085;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696085 {
  border: 2px solid #696085;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696085;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 96 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 16% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696085 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696085, #7b6085);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696085 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 96 133 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 14.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 14.26 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.41 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 15.08 #969f7a Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#696085  rgb(105, 96, 133)  hsl(255, 16%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7c8560  rgb(124, 133, 96)  hsl(75, 16%, 45%)  Xanadu
#856960  rgb(133, 105, 96)  hsl(15, 16%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#608569  rgb(96, 133, 105)  hsl(135, 16%, 45%)  Viridian