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#706F94

#706f94 ≈ Old Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#706f94 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 43.53% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.32% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 241.62°, with 14.74% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 9.84.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1695

Complementary

  1. #706f94
  2. #93946f

Split complementary

  1. #706f94
  2. #94826f
  3. #80946f

Analogous

  1. #6f8094
  2. #706f94
  3. #826f94

Triadic

  1. #706f94
  2. #94706f
  3. #6f9470

Tetradic

  1. #706f94
  2. #946f93
  3. #93946f
  4. #6f9470

Square

  1. #706f94
  2. #946f80
  3. #93946f
  4. #6f9482

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2d3d
  2. #4f4e69
  3. #706f94
  4. #9c9bb5
  5. #c7c7d5

Shades

#706f94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #706f94
  2. #656485
  3. #5a5976
  4. #4e4e68
  5. #434359
  6. #38384a
  7. #2d2c3b
  8. #22212c
  9. #16161e
  10. #0b0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#706f94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #706f94
  2. #7e7d9f
  3. #8d8ca9
  4. #9b9ab4
  5. #a9a9bf
  6. #b8b7ca
  7. #c6c5d4
  8. #d4d4df
  9. #e2e2ea
  10. #f1f1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#706f94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #706f94
  2. #727192
  3. #737290
  4. #75748e
  5. #76768c
  6. #78788a
  7. #7a7988
  8. #7b7b86
  9. #7d7d84
  10. #7e7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717181 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657396 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657193 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #68757c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7295 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697093 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b7386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-706f94 {
  color: #706f94;
}
Background
.bg-706f94 {
  background-color: #706f94;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-706f94 {
  border: 2px solid #706f94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #706f94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 111 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 15% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-706f94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #706f94, #826f94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-706f94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 111 148 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.97 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 12.71 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.86 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.86 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 13.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 13.23 #8f906b Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#706f94  rgb(112, 111, 148)  hsl(242, 15%, 51%)  Old Lavender
#93946f  rgb(147, 148, 111)  hsl(62, 15%, 51%)  Moss Green
#94706f  rgb(148, 112, 111)  hsl(2, 15%, 51%)  Copper Rose
#6f9470  rgb(111, 148, 112)  hsl(122, 15%, 51%)  Xanadu