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#786E8F

#786e8f ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#786e8f is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 43.14% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.08% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 258.18°, with 13.04% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1713

Complementary

  1. #786e8f
  2. #858f6e

Split complementary

  1. #786e8f
  2. #8f896e
  3. #758f6e

Analogous

  1. #6e758f
  2. #786e8f
  3. #896e8f

Triadic

  1. #786e8f
  2. #8f786e
  3. #6e8f78

Tetradic

  1. #786e8f
  2. #8f6e85
  3. #858f6e
  4. #6e8f78

Square

  1. #786e8f
  2. #8f6e75
  3. #858f6e
  4. #6e8f89

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2b39
  2. #544d64
  3. #786e8f
  4. #a099b1
  5. #c8c4d2

Shades

#786e8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #786e8f
  2. #6c6381
  3. #605872
  4. #544d64
  5. #484256
  6. #3c3748
  7. #302c39
  8. #24212b
  9. #18161d
  10. #0c0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#786e8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #786e8f
  2. #867d9a
  3. #938ba5
  4. #a19ab1
  5. #aea8bc
  6. #bcb7c7
  7. #c9c5d2
  8. #d7d4dd
  9. #e4e2e9
  10. #f2f1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#786e8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #786e8f
  2. #79708e
  3. #7a728c
  4. #7a738b
  5. #7b7589
  6. #7c7788
  7. #7d7986
  8. #7e7b85
  9. #7e7c83
  10. #7f7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75717f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69738e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #747379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e7190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f718e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #767183 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-786e8f {
  color: #786e8f;
}
Background
.bg-786e8f {
  background-color: #786e8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-786e8f {
  border: 2px solid #786e8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #786e8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 110 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 13% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-786e8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #786e8f, #896e8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-786e8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 110 143 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.16 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.42 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.81 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.89 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 13.95 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 14.30 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 14.68 #879170 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#786e8f  rgb(120, 110, 143)  hsl(258, 13%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#858f6e  rgb(133, 143, 110)  hsl(78, 13%, 50%)  Moss Green
#8f786e  rgb(143, 120, 110)  hsl(18, 13%, 50%)  Beaver
#6e8f78  rgb(110, 143, 120)  hsl(138, 13%, 50%)  Xanadu