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#706B80

#706b80 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#706b80 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, 41.96% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 16.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 254.29°, with 8.94% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #706b80
  2. #7b806b

Split complementary

  1. #706b80
  2. #807b6b
  3. #71806b

Analogous

  1. #6b7180
  2. #706b80
  3. #7b6b80

Triadic

  1. #706b80
  2. #80706b
  3. #6b8070

Tetradic

  1. #706b80
  2. #806b7b
  3. #7b806b
  4. #6b8070

Square

  1. #706b80
  2. #806b71
  3. #7b806b
  4. #6b807b

Monochromatic

  1. #27252d
  2. #4c4856
  3. #706b80
  4. #9793a5
  5. #bfbdc7

Shades

#706b80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706b80
  2. #656073
  3. #5a5666
  4. #4e4b5a
  5. #43404d
  6. #383640
  7. #2d2b33
  8. #222026
  9. #16151a
  10. #0b0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#706b80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706b80
  2. #7e7a8d
  3. #8d8999
  4. #9b97a6
  5. #a9a6b3
  6. #b8b5c0
  7. #c6c4cc
  8. #d4d3d9
  9. #e2e1e6
  10. #f1f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706b80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706b80
  2. #726d80
  3. #736f80
  4. #757180
  5. #767380
  6. #787680
  7. #7a7880
  8. #7b7a80
  9. #7d7c80
  10. #7e7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f6d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676e81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676e7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d6e72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6d81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6d80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e6d78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706b80 {
  color: #706b80;
}
Background
.bg-706b80 {
  background-color: #706b80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706b80 {
  border: 2px solid #706b80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706b80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 107 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 9% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706b80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706b80, #7b6b80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706b80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 107 128 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.30 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.11 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.11 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.49 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.56 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.98 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.98 #8f947f Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#706b80  rgb(112, 107, 128)  hsl(254, 9%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#7b806b  rgb(123, 128, 107)  hsl(74, 9%, 46%)  Xanadu
#80706b  rgb(128, 112, 107)  hsl(14, 9%, 46%)  Dim Gray
#6b8070  rgb(107, 128, 112)  hsl(134, 9%, 46%)  Xanadu