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#757489

#757489 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#757489 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.88% red, 45.49% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.6% cyan, 15.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.86°, with 8.3% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.83.

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Relative luminance0.1808

Complementary

  1. #757489
  2. #888974

Split complementary

  1. #757489
  2. #898074
  3. #7e8974

Analogous

  1. #747e89
  2. #757489
  3. #807489

Triadic

  1. #757489
  2. #897574
  3. #748975

Tetradic

  1. #757489
  2. #897488
  3. #888974
  4. #748975

Square

  1. #757489
  2. #89747e
  3. #888974
  4. #748980

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2e36
  2. #525160
  3. #757489
  4. #9e9dac
  5. #c7c7cf

Shades

#757489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #757489
  2. #69687b
  3. #5e5d6e
  4. #525160
  5. #464652
  6. #3b3a45
  7. #2f2e37
  8. #232329
  9. #17171b
  10. #0c0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#757489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #757489
  2. #838295
  3. #9190a1
  4. #9e9eac
  5. #acacb8
  6. #babac4
  7. #c8c7d0
  8. #d6d5dc
  9. #e3e3e7
  10. #f1f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#757489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #757489
  2. #767588
  3. #777687
  4. #787886
  5. #797985
  6. #7b7a85
  7. #7c7b84
  8. #7d7c83
  9. #7e7e82
  10. #7f7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76757e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f768a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7588 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71777b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72758a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717589 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #737681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-757489 {
  color: #757489;
}
Background
.bg-757489 {
  background-color: #757489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-757489 {
  border: 2px solid #757489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #757489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 117 116 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-757489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #757489, #807489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-757489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(117 116 137 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.83 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.82 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.82 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 10.15 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.08 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.08 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.14 #8a8b76 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#757489  rgb(117, 116, 137)  hsl(243, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#888974  rgb(136, 137, 116)  hsl(63, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#897574  rgb(137, 117, 116)  hsl(3, 8%, 50%)  Taupe Gray
#748975  rgb(116, 137, 117)  hsl(123, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu