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#786D83

#786d83 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#786d83 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 42.75% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.4% cyan, 16.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 9.17% saturation and 47.06% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.1657

Complementary

  1. #786d83
  2. #78836d

Split complementary

  1. #786d83
  2. #83836d
  3. #6d836d

Analogous

  1. #6d6d83
  2. #786d83
  3. #836d83

Triadic

  1. #786d83
  2. #83786d
  3. #6d8378

Tetradic

  1. #786d83
  2. #836d78
  3. #78836d
  4. #6d8378

Square

  1. #786d83
  2. #836d6d
  3. #78836d
  4. #6d8383

Monochromatic

  1. #2c282f
  2. #524a59
  3. #786d83
  4. #9e95a7
  5. #c5bfca

Shades

#786d83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #786d83
  2. #6c6276
  3. #605769
  4. #544c5c
  5. #48414f
  6. #3c3742
  7. #302c34
  8. #242127
  9. #18161a
  10. #0c0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#786d83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #786d83
  2. #867c8f
  3. #938a9c
  4. #a199a8
  5. #aea7b5
  6. #bcb6c1
  7. #c9c5cd
  8. #d7d3da
  9. #e4e2e6
  10. #f2f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#786d83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #786d83
  2. #796f83
  3. #7a7182
  4. #7a7382
  5. #7b7582
  6. #7c7782
  7. #7d7881
  8. #7e7a81
  9. #7e7c81
  10. #7f7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747079 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7184 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7182 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #777074 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706f84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717083 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #776f7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-786d83 {
  color: #786d83;
}
Background
.bg-786d83 {
  background-color: #786d83;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-786d83 {
  border: 2px solid #786d83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #786d83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 109 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 9% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-786d83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #786d83, #836d83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-786d83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 109 131 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 3.72 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.80 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.02 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.63 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.63 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 12.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 13.55 #87927c Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#786d83  rgb(120, 109, 131)  hsl(270, 9%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#78836d  rgb(120, 131, 109)  hsl(90, 9%, 47%)  Xanadu
#83786d  rgb(131, 120, 109)  hsl(30, 9%, 47%)  Gray
#6d8378  rgb(109, 131, 120)  hsl(150, 9%, 47%)  Xanadu