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#7F798E

#7f798e ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#7f798e 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, 47.45% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.56% cyan, 14.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 8.5% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.68.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #7f798e
  2. #888e79

Split complementary

  1. #7f798e
  2. #8e8a79
  3. #7e8e79

Analogous

  1. #797e8e
  2. #7f798e
  3. #8a798e

Triadic

  1. #7f798e
  2. #8e7f79
  3. #798e7f

Tetradic

  1. #7f798e
  2. #8e7988
  3. #888e79
  4. #798e7f

Square

  1. #7f798e
  2. #8e797e
  3. #888e79
  4. #798e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #35323c
  2. #5a5565
  3. #7f798e
  4. #a7a3b1
  5. #ceccd4

Shades

#7f798e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f798e
  2. #726d80
  3. #666172
  4. #595563
  5. #4c4955
  6. #403d47
  7. #333039
  8. #26242b
  9. #19181c
  10. #0d0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f798e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f798e
  2. #8c8699
  3. #9994a5
  4. #a5a1b0
  5. #b2afbb
  6. #bfbcc7
  7. #ccc9d2
  8. #d9d7dd
  9. #e5e4e8
  10. #f2f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f798e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f798e
  2. #7f7a8d
  3. #7f7a8b
  4. #7f7b8a
  5. #7f7c88
  6. #807d87
  7. #807d86
  8. #807e84
  9. #807f83
  10. #807f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757c8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767c8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d7c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797b8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7b8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f798e {
  color: #7f798e;
}
Background
.bg-7f798e {
  background-color: #7f798e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f798e {
  border: 2px solid #7f798e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f798e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 121 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 9% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f798e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f798e, #8a798e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f798e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 121 142 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.68 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.71 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.32 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.85 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.03 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.03 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.59 #808671 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#7f798e  rgb(127, 121, 142)  hsl(257, 9%, 52%)  Old Lavender
#888e79  rgb(136, 142, 121)  hsl(77, 9%, 52%)  Xanadu
#8e7f79  rgb(142, 127, 121)  hsl(17, 9%, 52%)  Taupe Gray
#798e7f  rgb(121, 142, 127)  hsl(137, 9%, 52%)  Xanadu