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#876C8F

#876c8f ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#876c8f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 42.35% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.59% cyan, 24.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 286.29°, with 13.94% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.66.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #876c8f
  2. #748f6c

Split complementary

  1. #876c8f
  2. #868f6c
  3. #6c8f76

Analogous

  1. #766c8f
  2. #876c8f
  3. #8f6c86

Triadic

  1. #876c8f
  2. #8f876c
  3. #6c8f87

Tetradic

  1. #876c8f
  2. #8f6c74
  3. #748f6c
  4. #6c8f87

Square

  1. #876c8f
  2. #8f766c
  3. #748f6c
  4. #6c868f

Monochromatic

  1. #352a38
  2. #5e4b63
  3. #876c8f
  4. #ab97b0
  5. #cec3d1

Shades

#876c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #876c8f
  2. #7a6181
  3. #6c5672
  4. #5f4c64
  5. #514156
  6. #443648
  7. #362b39
  8. #29202b
  9. #1b161d
  10. #0e0b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#876c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #876c8f
  2. #937b9a
  3. #9f89a5
  4. #ab98b1
  5. #b7a7bc
  6. #c3b6c7
  7. #cfc4d2
  8. #dbd3dd
  9. #e7e2e9
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#876c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #876c8f
  2. #866e8e
  3. #86708c
  4. #85728b
  5. #847489
  6. #847688
  7. #837886
  8. #827a85
  9. #817c83
  10. #817e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #687390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e768e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #877078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #767190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79728e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #876e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-876c8f {
  color: #876c8f;
}
Background
.bg-876c8f {
  background-color: #876c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-876c8f {
  border: 2px solid #876c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #876c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 108 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 14% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-876c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #876c8f, #8f6c86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-876c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 108 143 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.66 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.86 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.19 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.12 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 12.83 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 13.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 13.38 #789370 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#876c8f  rgb(135, 108, 143)  hsl(286, 14%, 49%)  Old Lavender
#748f6c  rgb(116, 143, 108)  hsl(106, 14%, 49%)  Xanadu
#8f876c  rgb(143, 135, 108)  hsl(46, 14%, 49%)  Battleship Gray
#6c8f87  rgb(108, 143, 135)  hsl(166, 14%, 49%)  Xanadu