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#7F7489

#7f7489 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f7489 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 45.49% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.3% cyan, 15.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 271.43°, with 8.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1881

Complementary

  1. #7f7489
  2. #7e8974

Split complementary

  1. #7f7489
  2. #898974
  3. #748975

Analogous

  1. #757489
  2. #7f7489
  3. #897489

Triadic

  1. #7f7489
  2. #897f74
  3. #74897f

Tetradic

  1. #7f7489
  2. #89747e
  3. #7e8974
  4. #74897f

Square

  1. #7f7489
  2. #897574
  3. #7e8974
  4. #748989

Monochromatic

  1. #322e36
  2. #595160
  3. #7f7489
  4. #a59dac
  5. #cbc7cf

Shades

#7f7489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f7489
  2. #72687b
  3. #665d6e
  4. #595160
  5. #4c4652
  6. #403a45
  7. #332e37
  8. #262329
  9. #19171b
  10. #0d0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f7489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f7489
  2. #8c8295
  3. #9990a1
  4. #a59eac
  5. #b2acb8
  6. #bfbac4
  7. #ccc7d0
  8. #d9d5dc
  9. #e5e3e7
  10. #f2f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f7489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f7489
  2. #7f7588
  3. #7f7687
  4. #7f7886
  5. #7f7985
  6. #807a85
  7. #807b84
  8. #807c83
  9. #807e82
  10. #807f81
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b767f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71788a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e777b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77768a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787789 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f7489 {
  color: #7f7489;
}
Background
.bg-7f7489 {
  background-color: #7f7489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f7489 {
  border: 2px solid #7f7489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f7489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 116 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f7489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f7489, #897489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f7489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 116 137 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.34 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.05 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.89 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.21 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.21 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 12.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.60 #808b76 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7f7489  rgb(127, 116, 137)  hsl(271, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#7e8974  rgb(126, 137, 116)  hsl(91, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#897f74  rgb(137, 127, 116)  hsl(31, 8%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#74897f  rgb(116, 137, 127)  hsl(151, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu