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#745E7A

#745e7a ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#745e7a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 36.86% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.92% cyan, 22.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 287.14°, with 12.96% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #745e7a
  2. #647a5e

Split complementary

  1. #745e7a
  2. #727a5e
  3. #5e7a66

Analogous

  1. #665e7a
  2. #745e7a
  3. #7a5e72

Triadic

  1. #745e7a
  2. #7a745e
  3. #5e7a74

Tetradic

  1. #745e7a
  2. #7a5e64
  3. #647a5e
  4. #5e7a74

Square

  1. #745e7a
  2. #7a665e
  3. #647a5e
  4. #5e727a

Monochromatic

  1. #221b24
  2. #4b3d4f
  3. #745e7a
  4. #9a84a0
  5. #beafc2

Shades

#745e7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #745e7a
  2. #68556e
  3. #5d4b62
  4. #514255
  5. #463849
  6. #3a2f3d
  7. #2e2631
  8. #231c25
  9. #171318
  10. #0c090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#745e7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #745e7a
  2. #826e87
  3. #907e95
  4. #9e8ea2
  5. #ac9eaf
  6. #baafbd
  7. #c7bfca
  8. #d5cfd7
  9. #e3dfe4
  10. #f1eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#745e7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #745e7a
  2. #75617b
  3. #76657b
  4. #78687c
  5. #796c7c
  6. #7a6f7d
  7. #7b727e
  8. #7c767e
  9. #7e797f
  10. #7f7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c636e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b647b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606679 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #746168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66627b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686379 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74606f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-745e7a {
  color: #745e7a;
}
Background
.bg-745e7a {
  background-color: #745e7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-745e7a {
  border: 2px solid #745e7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #745e7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 94 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 13% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-745e7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #745e7a, #7a5e72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-745e7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 94 122 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.63 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.62 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.84 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.47 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.83 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.54 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.94 #8ba185 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#745e7a  rgb(116, 94, 122)  hsl(287, 13%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#647a5e  rgb(100, 122, 94)  hsl(107, 13%, 42%)  Xanadu
#7a745e  rgb(122, 116, 94)  hsl(47, 13%, 42%)  Raw Umber
#5e7a74  rgb(94, 122, 116)  hsl(167, 13%, 42%)  Xanadu