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#866C8C

#866c8c ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#866c8c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 42.35% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.29% cyan, 22.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 12.9% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.78.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #866c8c
  2. #728c6c

Split complementary

  1. #866c8c
  2. #828c6c
  3. #6c8c76

Analogous

  1. #766c8c
  2. #866c8c
  3. #8c6c82

Triadic

  1. #866c8c
  2. #8c866c
  3. #6c8c86

Tetradic

  1. #866c8c
  2. #8c6c72
  3. #728c6c
  4. #6c8c86

Square

  1. #866c8c
  2. #8c766c
  3. #728c6c
  4. #6c828c

Monochromatic

  1. #332936
  2. #5d4b61
  3. #866c8c
  4. #aa96ae
  5. #cdc1d0

Shades

#866c8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #866c8c
  2. #79617e
  3. #6b5670
  4. #5e4c62
  5. #504154
  6. #433646
  7. #362b38
  8. #28202a
  9. #1b161c
  10. #0d0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#866c8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #866c8c
  2. #927b98
  3. #9e89a3
  4. #aa98af
  5. #b6a7ba
  6. #c3b6c6
  7. #cfc4d1
  8. #dbd3dd
  9. #e7e2e8
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#866c8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #866c8c
  2. #856e8b
  3. #85708a
  4. #847288
  5. #847487
  6. #837686
  7. #827885
  8. #827a84
  9. #817c82
  10. #817e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c717f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69738d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e768b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #876f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76708d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78728b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #866e80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-866c8c {
  color: #866c8c;
}
Background
.bg-866c8c {
  background-color: #866c8c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-866c8c {
  border: 2px solid #866c8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #866c8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 108 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 13% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-866c8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #866c8c, #8c6c82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-866c8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 108 140 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.78 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.00 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.56 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 12.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 13.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 14.09 #799373 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#866c8c  rgb(134, 108, 140)  hsl(289, 13%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#728c6c  rgb(114, 140, 108)  hsl(109, 13%, 49%)  Xanadu
#8c866c  rgb(140, 134, 108)  hsl(49, 13%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#6c8c86  rgb(108, 140, 134)  hsl(169, 13%, 49%)  Xanadu