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#84778A

#84778a ≈ Old Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#84778a is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.76% red, 46.67% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.35% cyan, 13.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.05°, with 7.51% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1993

Complementary

  1. #84778a
  2. #7d8a77

Split complementary

  1. #84778a
  2. #868a77
  3. #778a7a

Analogous

  1. #7a778a
  2. #84778a
  3. #8a7786

Triadic

  1. #84778a
  2. #8a8477
  3. #778a84

Tetradic

  1. #84778a
  2. #8a777d
  3. #7d8a77
  4. #778a84

Square

  1. #84778a
  2. #8a7a77
  3. #7d8a77
  4. #77868a

Monochromatic

  1. #353038
  2. #5d5361
  3. #84778a
  4. #a9a0ad
  5. #cec9d1

Shades

#84778a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #84778a
  2. #776b7c
  3. #6a5f6e
  4. #5c5361
  5. #4f4753
  6. #423c45
  7. #353037
  8. #282429
  9. #1a181c
  10. #0d0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#84778a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #84778a
  2. #908596
  3. #9d92a1
  4. #a9a0ad
  5. #b5adb9
  6. #c2bbc5
  7. #cec9d0
  8. #dad6dc
  9. #e6e4e8
  10. #f3f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#84778a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #84778a
  2. #847889
  3. #837988
  4. #837a87
  5. #827b86
  6. #827c85
  7. #827c84
  8. #817d83
  9. #817e82
  10. #807f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #777c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84797d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b798b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7a8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #847883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-84778a {
  color: #84778a;
}
Background
.bg-84778a {
  background-color: #84778a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-84778a {
  border: 2px solid #84778a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #84778a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 132 119 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 8% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-84778a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #84778a, #8a7786);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-84778a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(132 119 138 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.01 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.72 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.82 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.68 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.68 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.94 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.96 #7b8875 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#84778a  rgb(132, 119, 138)  hsl(281, 8%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#7d8a77  rgb(125, 138, 119)  hsl(101, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu
#8a8477  rgb(138, 132, 119)  hsl(41, 8%, 50%)  Battleship Gray
#778a84  rgb(119, 138, 132)  hsl(161, 8%, 50%)  Xanadu