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#6E6682

#6e6682 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6e6682 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 40% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 21.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 12.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1443

Complementary

  1. #6e6682
  2. #7a8266

Split complementary

  1. #6e6682
  2. #827c66
  3. #6c8266

Analogous

  1. #666c82
  2. #6e6682
  3. #7c6682

Triadic

  1. #6e6682
  2. #826e66
  3. #66826e

Tetradic

  1. #6e6682
  2. #82667a
  3. #7a8266
  4. #66826e

Square

  1. #6e6682
  2. #82666c
  3. #7a8266
  4. #66827c

Monochromatic

  1. #25232c
  2. #4a4457
  3. #6e6682
  4. #958ea6
  5. #bdb9c8

Shades

#6e6682 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e6682
  2. #635c75
  3. #585268
  4. #4d475b
  5. #423d4e
  6. #373341
  7. #2c2934
  8. #211f27
  9. #16141a
  10. #0b0a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e6682 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e6682
  2. #7d758f
  3. #8b859b
  4. #9a94a8
  5. #a8a3b4
  6. #b7b3c1
  7. #c5c2cd
  8. #d4d1da
  9. #e2e0e6
  10. #f1f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e6682 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e6682
  2. #706982
  3. #726b82
  4. #736e81
  5. #757081
  6. #777381
  7. #797681
  8. #7b7881
  9. #7c7b80
  10. #7e7d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606a83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616a81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b6a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666883 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676882 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c6877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e6682 {
  color: #6e6682;
}
Background
.bg-6e6682 {
  background-color: #6e6682;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6e6682 {
  border: 2px solid #6e6682;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e6682;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 102 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 12% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e6682 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e6682, #7c6682);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e6682 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 102 130 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.94 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 13.11 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.73 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.73 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 14.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.19 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 14.48 #91997d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6e6682  rgb(110, 102, 130)  hsl(257, 12%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#7a8266  rgb(122, 130, 102)  hsl(77, 12%, 45%)  Xanadu
#826e66  rgb(130, 110, 102)  hsl(17, 12%, 45%)  Beaver
#66826e  rgb(102, 130, 110)  hsl(137, 12%, 45%)  Xanadu