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#706980

#706980 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706980 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 41.18% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 17.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 258.26°, with 9.87% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #706980
  2. #798069

Split complementary

  1. #706980
  2. #807c69
  3. #6e8069

Analogous

  1. #696e80
  2. #706980
  3. #7c6980

Triadic

  1. #706980
  2. #807069
  3. #698070

Tetradic

  1. #706980
  2. #806979
  3. #798069
  4. #698070

Square

  1. #706980
  2. #80696e
  3. #798069
  4. #69807c

Monochromatic

  1. #26242c
  2. #4b4756
  3. #706980
  4. #9791a5
  5. #bfbbc7

Shades

#706980 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706980
  2. #655f73
  3. #5a5466
  4. #4e4a5a
  5. #433f4d
  6. #383540
  7. #2d2a33
  8. #222026
  9. #16151a
  10. #0b0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#706980 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706980
  2. #7e788d
  3. #8d8799
  4. #9b96a6
  5. #a9a5b3
  6. #b8b4c0
  7. #c6c3cc
  8. #d4d2d9
  9. #e2e1e6
  10. #f1f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706980 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706980
  2. #726b80
  3. #736e80
  4. #757080
  5. #767280
  6. #787580
  7. #7a7780
  8. #7b7980
  9. #7d7b80
  10. #7e7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e6b75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666c7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d6c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696b81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6b80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e6b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706980 {
  color: #706980;
}
Background
.bg-706980 {
  background-color: #706980;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706980 {
  border: 2px solid #706980;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706980;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 105 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 10% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706980 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706980, #7c6980);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706980 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 105 128 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.88 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.04 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.33 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.54 #645452 Wenge ΔE 14.02 #808080 Gray ΔE 14.28 #8f967f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#706980  rgb(112, 105, 128)  hsl(258, 10%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#798069  rgb(121, 128, 105)  hsl(78, 10%, 46%)  Xanadu
#807069  rgb(128, 112, 105)  hsl(18, 10%, 46%)  Dim Gray
#698070  rgb(105, 128, 112)  hsl(138, 10%, 46%)  Xanadu