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#755D88

#755d88 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#755d88 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 36.47% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.97% cyan, 31.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 273.49°, with 18.78% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 9.54.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #755d88
  2. #70885d

Split complementary

  1. #755d88
  2. #85885d
  3. #5d885f

Analogous

  1. #5f5d88
  2. #755d88
  3. #885d85

Triadic

  1. #755d88
  2. #88755d
  3. #5d8875

Tetradic

  1. #755d88
  2. #885d70
  3. #70885d
  4. #5d8875

Square

  1. #755d88
  2. #885f5d
  3. #70885d
  4. #5d8588

Monochromatic

  1. #271f2d
  2. #4e3e5b
  3. #755d88
  4. #9b86ac
  5. #c0b3cb

Shades

#755d88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755d88
  2. #69547a
  3. #5e4a6d
  4. #52415f
  5. #463852
  6. #3b2f44
  7. #2f2536
  8. #231c29
  9. #17131b
  10. #0c090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#755d88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755d88
  2. #836d94
  3. #917da0
  4. #9e8eac
  5. #ac9eb8
  6. #baaec4
  7. #c8becf
  8. #d6cedb
  9. #e3dfe7
  10. #f1eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755d88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755d88
  2. #766187
  3. #776486
  4. #786886
  5. #796b85
  6. #7b6f84
  7. #7c7283
  8. #7d7682
  9. #7e7982
  10. #7f7d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d6375 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55658a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73636c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646289 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666387 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #746178 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755d88 {
  color: #755d88;
}
Background
.bg-755d88 {
  background-color: #755d88;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755d88 {
  border: 2px solid #755d88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755d88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 93 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 19% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755d88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755d88, #885d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755d88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 93 136 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.67 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.78 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.95 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.72 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 13.54 #8aa277 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#755d88  rgb(117, 93, 136)  hsl(273, 19%, 45%)  Old Lavender
#70885d  rgb(112, 136, 93)  hsl(93, 19%, 45%)  Moss Green
#88755d  rgb(136, 117, 93)  hsl(33, 19%, 45%)  Raw Umber
#5d8875  rgb(93, 136, 117)  hsl(153, 19%, 45%)  Viridian