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#736B8A

#736b8a ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#736b8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 41.96% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 22.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 255.48°, with 12.65% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.66.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.16

Complementary

  1. #736b8a
  2. #828a6b

Split complementary

  1. #736b8a
  2. #8a826b
  3. #738a6b

Analogous

  1. #6b738a
  2. #736b8a
  3. #826b8a

Triadic

  1. #736b8a
  2. #8a736b
  3. #6b8a73

Tetradic

  1. #736b8a
  2. #8a6b82
  3. #828a6b
  4. #6b8a73

Square

  1. #736b8a
  2. #8a6b73
  3. #828a6b
  4. #6b8a82

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2834
  2. #4f4a5f
  3. #736b8a
  4. #9b95ad
  5. #c4c0ce

Shades

#736b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #736b8a
  2. #68607c
  3. #5c566e
  4. #514b61
  5. #454053
  6. #3a3645
  7. #2e2b37
  8. #232029
  9. #17151c
  10. #0c0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#736b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #736b8a
  2. #817a96
  3. #8f89a1
  4. #9d97ad
  5. #aba6b9
  6. #b9b5c5
  7. #c7c4d0
  8. #d5d3dc
  9. #e3e1e8
  10. #f1f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#736b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #736b8a
  2. #746d89
  3. #766f88
  4. #777187
  5. #787386
  6. #7a7685
  7. #7b7884
  8. #7c7a83
  9. #7d7c82
  10. #7f7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #716e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #656f8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6e8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #716e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-736b8a {
  color: #736b8a;
}
Background
.bg-736b8a {
  background-color: #736b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-736b8a {
  border: 2px solid #736b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #736b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 107 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 13% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-736b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #736b8a, #826b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-736b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 107 138 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.66 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.93 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.97 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 14.64 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 14.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 14.72 #8c9475 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#736b8a  rgb(115, 107, 138)  hsl(255, 13%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#828a6b  rgb(130, 138, 107)  hsl(75, 13%, 48%)  Xanadu
#8a736b  rgb(138, 115, 107)  hsl(15, 13%, 48%)  Beaver
#6b8a73  rgb(107, 138, 115)  hsl(135, 13%, 48%)  Xanadu