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#755F74

#755f74 ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#755f74 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, 37.25% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.8% magenta, 0.85% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 302.73°, with 10.38% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #755f74
  2. #5f7560

Split complementary

  1. #755f74
  2. #69755f
  3. #5f756b

Analogous

  1. #6b5f75
  2. #755f74
  3. #755f69

Triadic

  1. #755f74
  2. #74755f
  3. #5f7475

Tetradic

  1. #755f74
  2. #75605f
  3. #5f7560
  4. #5f7475

Square

  1. #755f74
  2. #756b5f
  3. #5f7560
  4. #5f6975

Monochromatic

  1. #211a20
  2. #4b3d4a
  3. #755f74
  4. #9c859b
  5. #beafbd

Shades

#755f74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #755f74
  2. #695668
  3. #5e4c5d
  4. #524351
  5. #463946
  6. #3b303a
  7. #2f262e
  8. #231d23
  9. #171317
  10. #0c0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#755f74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #755f74
  2. #836f82
  3. #917f90
  4. #9e8f9e
  5. #ac9fac
  6. #baafba
  7. #c8bfc7
  8. #d6cfd5
  9. #e3dfe3
  10. #f1eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#755f74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #755f74
  2. #766275
  3. #776676
  4. #786978
  5. #796c79
  6. #7b707a
  7. #7c737b
  8. #7d767c
  9. #7e797e
  10. #7f7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c636c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6475 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636773 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #776166 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686275 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6474 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76606c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-755f74 {
  color: #755f74;
}
Background
.bg-755f74 {
  background-color: #755f74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-755f74 {
  border: 2px solid #755f74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #755f74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 95 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 10% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-755f74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #755f74, #755f69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-755f74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 95 116 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.89 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.36 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.92 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.96 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.87 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.87 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.21 #8aa08b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#755f74  rgb(117, 95, 116)  hsl(303, 10%, 42%)  Old Lavender
#5f7560  rgb(95, 117, 96)  hsl(123, 10%, 42%)  Xanadu
#74755f  rgb(116, 117, 95)  hsl(63, 10%, 42%)  Xanadu
#5f7475  rgb(95, 116, 117)  hsl(183, 10%, 42%)  Dim Gray