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#736E89

#736e89 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#736e89 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, 43.14% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.06% cyan, 19.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 251.11°, with 10.93% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.166

Complementary

  1. #736e89
  2. #84896e

Split complementary

  1. #736e89
  2. #89806e
  3. #76896e

Analogous

  1. #6e7689
  2. #736e89
  3. #806e89

Triadic

  1. #736e89
  2. #89736e
  3. #6e8973

Tetradic

  1. #736e89
  2. #896e84
  3. #84896e
  4. #6e8973

Square

  1. #736e89
  2. #896e76
  3. #84896e
  4. #6e8980

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2a34
  2. #4f4c5f
  3. #736e89
  4. #9b98ac
  5. #c4c2ce

Shades

#736e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #736e89
  2. #68637b
  3. #5c586e
  4. #514d60
  5. #454252
  6. #3a3745
  7. #2e2c37
  8. #232129
  9. #17161b
  10. #0c0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#736e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #736e89
  2. #817d95
  3. #8f8ba1
  4. #9d9aac
  5. #aba8b8
  6. #b9b7c4
  7. #c7c5d0
  8. #d5d4dc
  9. #e3e2e7
  10. #f1f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#736e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #736e89
  2. #747088
  3. #767287
  4. #777386
  5. #787585
  6. #7a7785
  7. #7b7984
  8. #7c7b83
  9. #7d7c82
  10. #7f7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #72707b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68728a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6f7277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d708a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d7089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71707f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-736e89 {
  color: #736e89;
}
Background
.bg-736e89 {
  background-color: #736e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-736e89 {
  border: 2px solid #736e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #736e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 110 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 11% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-736e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #736e89, #806e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-736e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 110 137 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.56 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.87 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.65 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.01 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 13.11 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 13.11 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.34 #8c9176 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#736e89  rgb(115, 110, 137)  hsl(251, 11%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#84896e  rgb(132, 137, 110)  hsl(71, 11%, 48%)  Xanadu
#89736e  rgb(137, 115, 110)  hsl(11, 11%, 48%)  Beaver
#6e8973  rgb(110, 137, 115)  hsl(131, 11%, 48%)  Xanadu