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#705C71

#705c71 ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#705c71 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 36.08% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.88% cyan, 18.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 297.14°, with 10.24% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #705c71
  2. #5d715c

Split complementary

  1. #705c71
  2. #68715c
  3. #5c7166

Analogous

  1. #665c71
  2. #705c71
  3. #715c68

Triadic

  1. #705c71
  2. #71705c
  3. #5c7170

Tetradic

  1. #705c71
  2. #715c5d
  3. #5d715c
  4. #5c7170

Square

  1. #705c71
  2. #71665c
  3. #5d715c
  4. #5c6871

Monochromatic

  1. #1c171d
  2. #463a47
  3. #705c71
  4. #978198
  5. #baabbb

Shades

#705c71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #705c71
  2. #655366
  3. #5a4a5a
  4. #4e404f
  5. #433744
  6. #382e39
  7. #2d252d
  8. #221c22
  9. #161217
  10. #0b090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#705c71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #705c71
  2. #7e6c7f
  3. #8d7d8d
  4. #9b8d9c
  5. #a99daa
  6. #b8aeb8
  7. #c6bec6
  8. #d4ced4
  9. #e2dee3
  10. #f1eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#705c71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #705c71
  2. #726073
  3. #736374
  4. #756776
  5. #766a77
  6. #786e79
  7. #7a727a
  8. #7b757c
  9. #7d797d
  10. #7e7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686068 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6172 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #715e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #645f72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666071 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #715d69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-705c71 {
  color: #705c71;
}
Background
.bg-705c71 {
  background-color: #705c71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-705c71 {
  border: 2px solid #705c71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #705c71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 92 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 10% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-705c71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #705c71, #715c68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-705c71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 92 113 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.73 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.07 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.39 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.26 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.32 #674c47 Liver ΔE 13.27 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 13.33 #8fa38e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#705c71  rgb(112, 92, 113)  hsl(297, 10%, 40%)  Old Lavender
#5d715c  rgb(93, 113, 92)  hsl(117, 10%, 40%)  Feldgrau
#71705c  rgb(113, 112, 92)  hsl(57, 10%, 40%)  Dim Gray
#5c7170  rgb(92, 113, 112)  hsl(177, 10%, 40%)  Feldgrau