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#796E8A

#796e8a ≈ Old Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#796e8a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.32% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 263.57°, with 11.29% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #796e8a
  2. #7f8a6e

Split complementary

  1. #796e8a
  2. #8a876e
  3. #718a6e

Analogous

  1. #6e718a
  2. #796e8a
  3. #876e8a

Triadic

  1. #796e8a
  2. #8a796e
  3. #6e8a79

Tetradic

  1. #796e8a
  2. #8a6e7f
  3. #7f8a6e
  4. #6e8a79

Square

  1. #796e8a
  2. #8a6e71
  3. #7f8a6e
  4. #6e8a87

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2a35
  2. #544c5f
  3. #796e8a
  4. #a098ad
  5. #c7c2cf

Shades

#796e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #796e8a
  2. #6d637c
  3. #61586e
  4. #554d61
  5. #494253
  6. #3d3745
  7. #302c37
  8. #242129
  9. #18161c
  10. #0c0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#796e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #796e8a
  2. #867d96
  3. #948ba1
  4. #a19aad
  5. #afa8b9
  6. #bcb7c5
  7. #c9c5d0
  8. #d7d4dc
  9. #e4e2e8
  10. #f2f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#796e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #796e8a
  2. #7a7089
  3. #7a7288
  4. #7b7387
  5. #7c7586
  6. #7d7785
  7. #7d7984
  8. #7e7b83
  9. #7f7c82
  10. #7f7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75717d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69728b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b7389 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70718b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #77707f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-796e8a {
  color: #796e8a;
}
Background
.bg-796e8a {
  background-color: #796e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-796e8a {
  border: 2px solid #796e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #796e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 11% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-796e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #796e8a, #876e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-796e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.57 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.56 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 13.14 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 13.65 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 14.09 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 14.49 #869175 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#796e8a  rgb(121, 110, 138)  hsl(264, 11%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#7f8a6e  rgb(127, 138, 110)  hsl(84, 11%, 49%)  Xanadu
#8a796e  rgb(138, 121, 110)  hsl(24, 11%, 49%)  Beaver
#6e8a79  rgb(110, 138, 121)  hsl(144, 11%, 49%)  Xanadu