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#797382

#797382 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#797382 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, 45.1% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.92% cyan, 11.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 6.12% saturation and 48.04% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #797382
  2. #7c8273

Split complementary

  1. #797382
  2. #828073
  3. #758273

Analogous

  1. #737582
  2. #797382
  3. #807382

Triadic

  1. #797382
  2. #827973
  3. #738279

Tetradic

  1. #797382
  2. #82737c
  3. #7c8273
  4. #738279

Square

  1. #797382
  2. #827375
  3. #7c8273
  4. #738280

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2b31
  2. #534f59
  3. #797382
  4. #a09ba7
  5. #c6c4ca

Shades

#797382 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797382
  2. #6d6875
  3. #615c68
  4. #55515b
  5. #49454e
  6. #3d3a41
  7. #302e34
  8. #242327
  9. #18171a
  10. #0c0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#797382 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797382
  2. #86818f
  3. #948f9b
  4. #a19da8
  5. #afabb4
  6. #bcb9c1
  7. #c9c7cd
  8. #d7d5da
  9. #e4e3e6
  10. #f2f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797382 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797382
  2. #7a7482
  3. #7a7682
  4. #7b7781
  5. #7c7881
  6. #7d7a81
  7. #7d7b81
  8. #7e7c81
  9. #7f7d80
  10. #7f7f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77747b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #717583 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727582 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #787578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #747482 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #757482 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78747c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797382 {
  color: #797382;
}
Background
.bg-797382 {
  background-color: #797382;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797382 {
  border: 2px solid #797382;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797382;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 115 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 6% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797382 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797382, #807382);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797382 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 115 130 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.73 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.51 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.70 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.70 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.04 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.50 #868c7d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#797382  rgb(121, 115, 130)  hsl(264, 6%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#7c8273  rgb(124, 130, 115)  hsl(84, 6%, 48%)  Xanadu
#827973  rgb(130, 121, 115)  hsl(24, 6%, 48%)  Gray
#738279  rgb(115, 130, 121)  hsl(144, 6%, 48%)  Xanadu