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#807480

#807480 ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#807480 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.49% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 4.92% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1864

Complementary

  1. #807480
  2. #748074

Split complementary

  1. #807480
  2. #7a8074
  3. #74807a

Analogous

  1. #7a7480
  2. #807480
  3. #80747a

Triadic

  1. #807480
  2. #808074
  3. #748080

Tetradic

  1. #807480
  2. #807474
  3. #748074
  4. #748080

Square

  1. #807480
  2. #807a74
  3. #748074
  4. #747a80

Monochromatic

  1. #302b30
  2. #585058
  3. #807480
  4. #a59ca5
  5. #c9c4c9

Shades

#807480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #807480
  2. #736873
  3. #665d66
  4. #5a515a
  5. #4d464d
  6. #403a40
  7. #332e33
  8. #262326
  9. #1a171a
  10. #0d0c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#807480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #807480
  2. #8d828d
  3. #999099
  4. #a69ea6
  5. #b3acb3
  6. #c0bac0
  7. #ccc7cc
  8. #d9d5d9
  9. #e6e3e6
  10. #f2f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#807480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #807480
  2. #807580
  3. #807680
  4. #807880
  5. #807980
  6. #807a80
  7. #807b80
  8. #807c80
  9. #807e80
  10. #807f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b767b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #737781 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767880 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #817578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #797680 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7680 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81757b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-807480 {
  color: #807480;
}
Background
.bg-807480 {
  background-color: #807480;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-807480 {
  border: 2px solid #807480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #807480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 116 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-807480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #807480, #80747a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-807480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 116 128 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.00 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 7.66 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.27 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.72 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.72 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.80 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.80 #7f8b7f Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#807480  rgb(128, 116, 128)  hsl(300, 5%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#748074  rgb(116, 128, 116)  hsl(120, 5%, 48%)  Xanadu
#808074  rgb(128, 128, 116)  hsl(60, 5%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#748080  rgb(116, 128, 128)  hsl(180, 5%, 48%)  Gray