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#6E4E72

#6e4e72 ≈ Twilight Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6e4e72 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 30.59% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.51% cyan, 31.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 18.75% saturation and 37.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b), ΔE 8.49.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0998

Complementary

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #52724e

Split complementary

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #64724e
  3. #4e725c

Analogous

  1. #5c4e72
  2. #6e4e72
  3. #724e64

Triadic

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #726e4e
  3. #4e726e

Tetradic

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #724e52
  3. #52724e
  4. #4e726e

Square

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #725c4e
  3. #52724e
  4. #4e6472

Monochromatic

  1. #161017
  2. #422f45
  3. #6e4e72
  4. #98709d
  5. #b99dbc

Shades

#6e4e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #634667
  3. #583e5b
  4. #4d3750
  5. #422f44
  6. #372739
  7. #2c1f2e
  8. #211722
  9. #161017
  10. #0b080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e4e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #7d6080
  3. #8b718e
  4. #9a839c
  5. #a895aa
  6. #b7a7b9
  7. #c5b8c7
  8. #d4cad5
  9. #e2dce3
  10. #f1edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e4e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e4e72
  2. #705373
  3. #725875
  4. #735d76
  5. #756278
  6. #776779
  7. #796c7a
  8. #7b717c
  9. #7c767d
  10. #7e7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #625564 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b5773 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525a71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f525b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b5373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e5671 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f5065 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e4e72 {
  color: #6e4e72;
}
Background
.bg-6e4e72 {
  background-color: #6e4e72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e4e72 {
  border: 2px solid #6e4e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e4e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 78 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 19% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e4e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e4e72, #724e64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e4e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 78 114 / 0.35);
}

#8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.49 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.52 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.77 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.64 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.08 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.17 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.47 #91b18d Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Twilight Lavender
#6e4e72  rgb(110, 78, 114)  hsl(293, 19%, 38%)  Twilight Lavender
#52724e  rgb(82, 114, 78)  hsl(113, 19%, 38%)  Fern Green
#726e4e  rgb(114, 110, 78)  hsl(53, 19%, 38%)  Raw Umber
#4e726e  rgb(78, 114, 110)  hsl(173, 19%, 38%)  Myrtle Green