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#756988

#756988 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#756988 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 41.18% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.97% cyan, 22.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 263.23°, with 12.86% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.1566

Complementary

  1. #756988
  2. #7c8869

Split complementary

  1. #756988
  2. #888469
  3. #6c8869

Analogous

  1. #696c88
  2. #756988
  3. #846988

Triadic

  1. #756988
  2. #887569
  3. #698875

Tetradic

  1. #756988
  2. #88697c
  3. #7c8869
  4. #698875

Square

  1. #756988
  2. #88696c
  3. #7c8869
  4. #698884

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2632
  2. #50485d
  3. #756988
  4. #9c92ab
  5. #c3becc

Shades

#756988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #756988
  2. #695f7a
  3. #5e546d
  4. #524a5f
  5. #463f52
  6. #3b3544
  7. #2f2a36
  8. #232029
  9. #17151b
  10. #0c0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#756988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #756988
  2. #837894
  3. #9187a0
  4. #9e96ac
  5. #aca5b8
  6. #bab4c4
  7. #c8c3cf
  8. #d6d2db
  9. #e3e1e7
  10. #f1f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#756988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #756988
  2. #766b87
  3. #776e86
  4. #787086
  5. #797285
  6. #7b7584
  7. #7c7783
  8. #7d7982
  9. #7e7b82
  10. #7f7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #716c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636e89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #726d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c6c87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #736c7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-756988 {
  color: #756988;
}
Background
.bg-756988 {
  background-color: #756988;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-756988 {
  border: 2px solid #756988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #756988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 105 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 13% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-756988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #756988, #846988);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-756988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 105 136 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.95 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.33 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.00 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 13.60 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.69 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 14.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 15.13 #8a9677 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#756988  rgb(117, 105, 136)  hsl(263, 13%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#7c8869  rgb(124, 136, 105)  hsl(83, 13%, 47%)  Xanadu
#887569  rgb(136, 117, 105)  hsl(23, 13%, 47%)  Beaver
#698875  rgb(105, 136, 117)  hsl(143, 13%, 47%)  Xanadu