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#696178

#696178 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#696178 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 38.04% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 260.87°, with 10.6% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #696178
  2. #707861

Split complementary

  1. #696178
  2. #787561
  3. #657861

Analogous

  1. #616578
  2. #696178
  3. #756178

Triadic

  1. #696178
  2. #786961
  3. #617869

Tetradic

  1. #696178
  2. #786170
  3. #707861
  4. #617869

Square

  1. #696178
  2. #786165
  3. #707861
  4. #617875

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1d23
  2. #443f4e
  3. #696178
  4. #8f879e
  5. #b7b2c0

Shades

#696178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696178
  2. #5f576c
  3. #544e60
  4. #4a4454
  5. #3f3a48
  6. #35313c
  7. #2a2730
  8. #201d24
  9. #151318
  10. #0b0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#696178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696178
  2. #787186
  3. #878193
  4. #9690a1
  5. #a5a0ae
  6. #b4b0bc
  7. #c3c0c9
  8. #d2d0d7
  9. #e1dfe4
  10. #f0eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696178
  2. #6b6479
  3. #6e677a
  4. #706a7a
  5. #726d7b
  6. #75717c
  7. #77747d
  8. #79777e
  9. #7b7a7e
  10. #7e7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66636d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6579 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6577 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #676469 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626379 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #636378 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #68636f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696178 {
  color: #696178;
}
Background
.bg-696178 {
  background-color: #696178;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696178 {
  border: 2px solid #696178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 97 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 11% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696178, #756178);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 97 120 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.59 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.35 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.63 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 13.48 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.61 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 14.28 #969e87 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#696178  rgb(105, 97, 120)  hsl(261, 11%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#707861  rgb(112, 120, 97)  hsl(81, 11%, 43%)  Xanadu
#786961  rgb(120, 105, 97)  hsl(21, 11%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#617869  rgb(97, 120, 105)  hsl(141, 11%, 43%)  Xanadu