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#736B86

#736b86 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#736b86 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.96% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.18% cyan, 20.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 257.78°, with 11.2% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #736b86
  2. #7e866b

Split complementary

  1. #736b86
  2. #86806b
  3. #70866b

Analogous

  1. #6b7086
  2. #736b86
  3. #806b86

Triadic

  1. #736b86
  2. #86736b
  3. #6b8673

Tetradic

  1. #736b86
  2. #866b7e
  3. #7e866b
  4. #6b8673

Square

  1. #736b86
  2. #866b70
  3. #7e866b
  4. #6b8680

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2731
  2. #4e495b
  3. #736b86
  4. #9a94aa
  5. #c2becb

Shades

#736b86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #736b86
  2. #686079
  3. #5c566b
  4. #514b5e
  5. #454050
  6. #3a3643
  7. #2e2b36
  8. #232028
  9. #17151b
  10. #0c0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#736b86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #736b86
  2. #817a92
  3. #8f899e
  4. #9d97aa
  5. #aba6b6
  6. #b9b5c3
  7. #c7c4cf
  8. #d5d3db
  9. #e3e1e7
  10. #f1f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#736b86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #736b86
  2. #746d85
  3. #766f85
  4. #777184
  5. #787384
  6. #7a7683
  7. #7b7882
  8. #7c7a82
  9. #7d7c81
  10. #7f7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #716d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666f87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676f85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #706f74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6d87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6d86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #716d7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-736b86 {
  color: #736b86;
}
Background
.bg-736b86 {
  background-color: #736b86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-736b86 {
  border: 2px solid #736b86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #736b86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 107 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 11% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-736b86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #736b86, #806b86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-736b86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 107 134 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.56 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.96 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.54 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.54 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.76 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 14.35 #8c9479 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#736b86  rgb(115, 107, 134)  hsl(258, 11%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#7e866b  rgb(126, 134, 107)  hsl(78, 11%, 47%)  Xanadu
#86736b  rgb(134, 115, 107)  hsl(18, 11%, 47%)  Beaver
#6b8673  rgb(107, 134, 115)  hsl(138, 11%, 47%)  Xanadu