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#73738D

#73738d ≈ Old Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#73738d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.1% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.44% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 10.24% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.51.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #73738d
  2. #8d8d73

Split complementary

  1. #73738d
  2. #8d8073
  3. #808d73

Analogous

  1. #73808d
  2. #73738d
  3. #80738d

Triadic

  1. #73738d
  2. #8d7373
  3. #738d73

Tetradic

  1. #73738d
  2. #8d738d
  3. #8d8d73
  4. #738d73

Square

  1. #73738d
  2. #8d7380
  3. #8d8d73
  4. #738d80

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2e39
  2. #515163
  3. #73738d
  4. #9d9daf
  5. #c7c7d2

Shades

#73738d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73738d
  2. #68687f
  3. #5c5c71
  4. #515163
  5. #454555
  6. #3a3a47
  7. #2e2e38
  8. #23232a
  9. #17171c
  10. #0c0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#73738d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73738d
  2. #818198
  3. #8f8fa4
  4. #9d9daf
  5. #ababbb
  6. #b9b9c6
  7. #c7c7d1
  8. #d5d5dd
  9. #e3e3e8
  10. #f1f1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73738d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73738d
  2. #74748c
  3. #76768a
  4. #777789
  5. #787888
  6. #7a7a87
  7. #7b7b85
  8. #7c7c84
  9. #7d7d83
  10. #7f7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #74747f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d768e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c748c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e777c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f758e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f748d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #707683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73738d {
  color: #73738d;
}
Background
.bg-73738d {
  background-color: #73738d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-73738d {
  border: 2px solid #73738d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73738d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 115 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73738d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73738d, #80738d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73738d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 115 141 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.50 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.50 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.32 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 11.79 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.90 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.90 #8c8c72 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#73738d  rgb(115, 115, 141)  hsl(240, 10%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#8d8d73  rgb(141, 141, 115)  hsl(60, 10%, 50%)  Xanadu
#8d7373  rgb(141, 115, 115)  hsl(0, 10%, 50%)  Copper Rose
#738d73  rgb(115, 141, 115)  hsl(120, 10%, 50%)  Xanadu