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#755C74

#755c74 ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#755c74 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 36.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.37% magenta, 0.85% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 302.4°, with 11.96% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #755c74
  2. #5c755d

Split complementary

  1. #755c74
  2. #67755c
  3. #5c7569

Analogous

  1. #695c75
  2. #755c74
  3. #755c67

Triadic

  1. #755c74
  2. #74755c
  3. #5c7475

Tetradic

  1. #755c74
  2. #755d5c
  3. #5c755d
  4. #5c7475

Square

  1. #755c74
  2. #75695c
  3. #5c755d
  4. #5c6775

Monochromatic

  1. #1f191f
  2. #4a3a4a
  3. #755c74
  4. #9c819b
  5. #beacbd

Shades

#755c74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755c74
  2. #695368
  3. #5e4a5d
  4. #524051
  5. #463746
  6. #3b2e3a
  7. #2f252e
  8. #231c23
  9. #171217
  10. #0c090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#755c74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755c74
  2. #836c82
  3. #917d90
  4. #9e8d9e
  5. #ac9dac
  6. #baaeba
  7. #c8bec7
  8. #d6ced5
  9. #e3dee3
  10. #f1eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755c74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755c74
  2. #766075
  3. #776376
  4. #786778
  5. #796a79
  6. #7b6e7a
  7. #7c727b
  8. #7d757c
  9. #7e797e
  10. #7f7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b616b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b6275 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606573 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #775e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666075 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #696273 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #765d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755c74 {
  color: #755c74;
}
Background
.bg-755c74 {
  background-color: #755c74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755c74 {
  border: 2px solid #755c74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755c74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 92 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 12% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755c74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755c74, #755c67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755c74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 92 116 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.43 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.25 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.77 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.12 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.91 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 12.58 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.68 #8aa38b Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#755c74  rgb(117, 92, 116)  hsl(302, 12%, 41%)  Old Lavender
#5c755d  rgb(92, 117, 93)  hsl(122, 12%, 41%)  Xanadu
#74755c  rgb(116, 117, 92)  hsl(62, 12%, 41%)  Xanadu
#5c7475  rgb(92, 116, 117)  hsl(182, 12%, 41%)  Teal Blue