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#796992

#796992 ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#796992 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 41.18% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.12% cyan, 28.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 263.41°, with 16.33% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.69.

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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #796992
  2. #829269

Split complementary

  1. #796992
  2. #928e69
  3. #6e9269

Analogous

  1. #696e92
  2. #796992
  3. #8e6992

Triadic

  1. #796992
  2. #927969
  3. #699279

Tetradic

  1. #796992
  2. #926982
  3. #829269
  4. #699279

Square

  1. #796992
  2. #92696e
  3. #829269
  4. #69928e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2939
  2. #544966
  3. #796992
  4. #a095b3
  5. #c8c1d3

Shades

#796992 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #796992
  2. #6d5f83
  3. #615475
  4. #554a66
  5. #493f58
  6. #3d3549
  7. #302a3a
  8. #24202c
  9. #18151d
  10. #0c0b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#796992 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #796992
  2. #86789d
  3. #9487a8
  4. #a196b3
  5. #afa5be
  6. #bcb4c9
  7. #c9c3d3
  8. #d7d2de
  9. #e4e1e9
  10. #f2f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#796992 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #796992
  2. #7a6b90
  3. #7a6e8e
  4. #7b708d
  5. #7c728b
  6. #7d7589
  7. #7d7787
  8. #7e7985
  9. #7f7b84
  10. #7f7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #746d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617094 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647091 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #756f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6d93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6d91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #776d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-796992 {
  color: #796992;
}
Background
.bg-796992 {
  background-color: #796992;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-796992 {
  border: 2px solid #796992;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #796992;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 105 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 16% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-796992 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #796992, #8e6992);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-796992 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 105 146 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.69 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.31 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 11.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 13.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 13.18 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.60 #86966d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#796992  rgb(121, 105, 146)  hsl(263, 16%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#829269  rgb(130, 146, 105)  hsl(83, 16%, 49%)  Moss Green
#927969  rgb(146, 121, 105)  hsl(23, 16%, 49%)  Beaver
#699279  rgb(105, 146, 121)  hsl(143, 16%, 49%)  Xanadu