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#8A6D7D

#8a6d7d ≈ Old Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#8a6d7d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 42.75% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 326.9°, with 11.74% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #6d8a7a

Split complementary

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #6e8a6d
  3. #6d8a88

Analogous

  1. #886d8a
  2. #8a6d7d
  3. #8a6d6e

Triadic

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #7d8a6d
  3. #6d7d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #8a7a6d
  3. #6d8a7a
  4. #6d7d8a

Square

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #8a886d
  3. #6d8a7a
  4. #6d6e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #352930
  2. #5f4b56
  3. #8a6d7d
  4. #ad97a3
  5. #cec2c9

Shades

#8a6d7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #7c6271
  3. #6e5764
  4. #614c58
  5. #53414b
  6. #45373f
  7. #372c32
  8. #292126
  9. #1c1619
  10. #0e0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6d7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #967c8a
  3. #a18a97
  4. #ad99a4
  5. #b9a7b1
  6. #c5b6be
  7. #d0c5cb
  8. #dcd3d8
  9. #e8e2e5
  10. #f3f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6d7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6d7d
  2. #896f7d
  3. #88717e
  4. #87737e
  5. #86757e
  6. #85777f
  7. #84787f
  8. #837a7f
  9. #827c7f
  10. #817e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e7278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f727e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75777c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e6d72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a707d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e737d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c6d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6d7d {
  color: #8a6d7d;
}
Background
.bg-8a6d7d {
  background-color: #8a6d7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6d7d {
  border: 2px solid #8a6d7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6d7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 109 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 12% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6d7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6d7d, #8a6d6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6d7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 109 125 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.17 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 5.43 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.03 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.52 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.24 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 12.31 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.64 #759282 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#8a6d7d  rgb(138, 109, 125)  hsl(327, 12%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#6d8a7a  rgb(109, 138, 122)  hsl(147, 12%, 48%)  Xanadu
#7d8a6d  rgb(125, 138, 109)  hsl(87, 12%, 48%)  Xanadu
#6d7d8a  rgb(109, 125, 138)  hsl(207, 12%, 48%)  Slate Gray