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#6E5873

#6e5873 ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6e5873 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 34.51% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.35% cyan, 23.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 288.89°, with 13.3% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.92.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1153

Complementary

  1. #6e5873
  2. #5d7358

Split complementary

  1. #6e5873
  2. #6a7358
  3. #587360

Analogous

  1. #605873
  2. #6e5873
  3. #73586a

Triadic

  1. #6e5873
  2. #736e58
  3. #58736e

Tetradic

  1. #6e5873
  2. #73585d
  3. #5d7358
  4. #58736e

Square

  1. #6e5873
  2. #736058
  3. #5d7358
  4. #586a73

Monochromatic

  1. #1b161c
  2. #453748
  3. #6e5873
  4. #957c9b
  5. #b8a8bc

Shades

#6e5873 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e5873
  2. #634f68
  3. #58465c
  4. #4d3e51
  5. #423545
  6. #372c3a
  7. #2c232e
  8. #211a23
  9. #161217
  10. #0b090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e5873 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e5873
  2. #7d6981
  3. #8b798f
  4. #9a8a9d
  5. #a89bab
  6. #b7acb9
  7. #c5bcc7
  8. #d4cdd5
  9. #e2dee3
  10. #f1eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e5873 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e5873
  2. #705c74
  3. #726076
  4. #736477
  5. #756878
  6. #776c7a
  7. #79707b
  8. #7b747c
  9. #7c787d
  10. #7e7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #665c68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555e74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6072 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f5b61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605c74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #635d72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e5a69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e5873 {
  color: #6e5873;
}
Background
.bg-6e5873 {
  background-color: #6e5873;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e5873 {
  border: 2px solid #6e5873;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e5873;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 88 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 13% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e5873 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e5873, #73586a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e5873 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 88 115 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.92 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.48 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.42 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.73 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.07 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 14.14 #91a78c Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6e5873  rgb(110, 88, 115)  hsl(289, 13%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#5d7358  rgb(93, 115, 88)  hsl(109, 13%, 40%)  Fern Green
#736e58  rgb(115, 110, 88)  hsl(49, 13%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#58736e  rgb(88, 115, 110)  hsl(169, 13%, 40%)  Myrtle Green