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#874E6E

#874e6e ≈ Twilight Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#874e6e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 30.59% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.22% magenta, 18.52% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 326.32°, with 26.76% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #874e6e
  2. #4e8767

Split complementary

  1. #874e6e
  2. #51874e
  3. #4e8783

Analogous

  1. #834e87
  2. #874e6e
  3. #874e51

Triadic

  1. #874e6e
  2. #6e874e
  3. #4e6e87

Tetradic

  1. #874e6e
  2. #87674e
  3. #4e8767
  4. #4e6e87

Square

  1. #874e6e
  2. #87834e
  3. #4e8767
  4. #4e5187

Monochromatic

  1. #26161f
  2. #563246
  3. #874e6e
  4. #ae7394
  5. #caa4b9

Shades

#874e6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #874e6e
  2. #7a4663
  3. #6c3e58
  4. #5f374d
  5. #512f42
  6. #442737
  7. #361f2c
  8. #291721
  9. #1b1016
  10. #0e080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#874e6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #874e6e
  2. #93607d
  3. #9f718b
  4. #ab839a
  5. #b795a8
  6. #c3a7b7
  7. #cfb8c5
  8. #dbcad4
  9. #e7dce2
  10. #f3edf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#874e6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #874e6e
  2. #865370
  3. #865872
  4. #855d73
  5. #846275
  6. #846777
  7. #836c79
  8. #82717b
  9. #81767c
  10. #817b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #725966 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525a6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #61646d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e4d5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b566f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725c6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b4e62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-874e6e {
  color: #874e6e;
}
Background
.bg-874e6e {
  background-color: #874e6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-874e6e {
  border: 2px solid #874e6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #874e6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 78 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 27% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-874e6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #874e6e, #874e51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-874e6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 78 110 / 0.35);
}

#8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 1.76 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.28 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.59 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.61 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.00 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.38 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.87 #78b191 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Twilight Lavender
#874e6e  rgb(135, 78, 110)  hsl(326, 27%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender
#4e8767  rgb(78, 135, 103)  hsl(146, 27%, 42%)  Viridian
#6e874e  rgb(110, 135, 78)  hsl(86, 27%, 42%)  Fern Green
#4e6e87  rgb(78, 110, 135)  hsl(206, 27%, 42%)  Queen Blue