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#796878

#796878 Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#796878 (Old Lavender) is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 40.78% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.05% magenta, 0.83% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 303.53°, with 7.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #796878
  2. #687969

Split complementary

  1. #796878
  2. #707968
  3. #687972

Analogous

  1. #726879
  2. #796878
  3. #796870

Triadic

  1. #796878
  2. #787968
  3. #687879

Tetradic

  1. #796878
  2. #796968
  3. #687969
  4. #687879

Square

  1. #796878
  2. #797268
  3. #687969
  4. #687079

Monochromatic

  1. #272126
  2. #50454f
  3. #796878
  4. #9f8f9e
  5. #c2b8c1

Shades

#796878 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #796878
  2. #6d5e6c
  3. #615360
  4. #554954
  5. #493e48
  6. #3d343c
  7. #302a30
  8. #241f24
  9. #181518
  10. #0c0a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#796878 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #796878
  2. #867786
  3. #948693
  4. #a195a1
  5. #afa4ae
  6. #bcb4bc
  7. #c9c3c9
  8. #d7d2d7
  9. #e4e1e4
  10. #f2f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#796878 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #796878
  2. #7a6a79
  3. #7a6d7a
  4. #7b6f7a
  5. #7c727b
  6. #7d747c
  7. #7d767d
  8. #7e797e
  9. #7f7b7e
  10. #7f7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #726b72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676c79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6e77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a696d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6a78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716c78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a6972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-796878 {
  color: #796878;
}
Background
.bg-796878 {
  background-color: #796878;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-796878 {
  border: 2px solid #796878;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #796878;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 104 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 8% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-796878 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #796878, #796870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-796878 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 104 120 / 0.35);
}

#997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.71 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.20 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.69 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.89 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.89 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.69 #869787 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#796878  rgb(121, 104, 120)  hsl(304, 8%, 44%)  Old Lavender
#687969  rgb(104, 121, 105)  hsl(124, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#787968  rgb(120, 121, 104)  hsl(64, 8%, 44%)  Xanadu
#687879  rgb(104, 120, 121)  hsl(184, 8%, 44%)  Slate Gray