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#85697C

#85697c ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#85697c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 6.77% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 319.29°, with 11.76% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1654

Complementary

  1. #85697c
  2. #698572

Split complementary

  1. #85697c
  2. #6e8569
  3. #698580

Analogous

  1. #806985
  2. #85697c
  3. #85696e

Triadic

  1. #85697c
  2. #7c8569
  3. #697c85

Tetradic

  1. #85697c
  2. #857269
  3. #698572
  4. #697c85

Square

  1. #85697c
  2. #858069
  3. #698572
  4. #696e85

Monochromatic

  1. #30262c
  2. #5a4754
  3. #85697c
  4. #a992a1
  5. #cbbdc6

Shades

#85697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85697c
  2. #785f70
  3. #6a5463
  4. #5d4a57
  5. #503f4a
  6. #43353e
  7. #352a32
  8. #282025
  9. #1b1519
  10. #0d0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#85697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85697c
  2. #917889
  3. #9d8796
  4. #aa96a3
  5. #b6a5b0
  6. #c2b4be
  7. #cec3cb
  8. #dad2d8
  9. #e7e1e5
  10. #f3f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85697c
  2. #856b7c
  3. #846e7d
  4. #84707d
  5. #83727e
  6. #83757e
  7. #82777e
  8. #82797f
  9. #817b7f
  10. #817e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6e76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6f7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70737b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #886a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766c7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796f7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #876975 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85697c {
  color: #85697c;
}
Background
.bg-85697c {
  background-color: #85697c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-85697c {
  border: 2px solid #85697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 12% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85697c, #85696e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 4.18 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.00 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.08 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.59 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.66 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.66 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 13.69 #7a9683 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#85697c  rgb(133, 105, 124)  hsl(319, 12%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#698572  rgb(105, 133, 114)  hsl(139, 12%, 47%)  Xanadu
#7c8569  rgb(124, 133, 105)  hsl(79, 12%, 47%)  Xanadu
#697c85  rgb(105, 124, 133)  hsl(199, 12%, 47%)  Slate Gray