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#8A668D

#8a668d ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a668d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.13% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 16.05% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 9.02.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #8a668d
  2. #698d66

Split complementary

  1. #8a668d
  2. #7d8d66
  3. #668d77

Analogous

  1. #77668d
  2. #8a668d
  3. #8d667d

Triadic

  1. #8a668d
  2. #8d8a66
  3. #668d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a668d
  2. #8d6669
  3. #698d66
  4. #668d8a

Square

  1. #8a668d
  2. #8d7766
  3. #698d66
  4. #667d8d

Monochromatic

  1. #332634
  2. #5f4661
  3. #8a668d
  4. #ad90af
  5. #cebdcf

Shades

#8a668d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a668d
  2. #7c5c7f
  3. #6e5271
  4. #614763
  5. #533d55
  6. #453347
  7. #372938
  8. #291f2a
  9. #1c141c
  10. #0e0a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a668d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a668d
  2. #967598
  3. #a185a4
  4. #ad94af
  5. #b9a3bb
  6. #c5b3c6
  7. #d0c2d1
  8. #dcd1dd
  9. #e8e0e8
  10. #f3f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a668d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a668d
  2. #89698c
  3. #886b8a
  4. #876e89
  5. #867088
  6. #857387
  7. #847685
  8. #837884
  9. #827b83
  10. #817d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b748c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c6a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746c8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796e8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b687f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a668d {
  color: #8a668d;
}
Background
.bg-8a668d {
  background-color: #8a668d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a668d {
  border: 2px solid #8a668d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a668d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 102 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 16% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a668d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a668d, #8d667d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a668d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 102 141 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.96 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.33 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.62 #759972 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#8a668d  rgb(138, 102, 141)  hsl(295, 16%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#698d66  rgb(105, 141, 102)  hsl(115, 16%, 48%)  Sea Green
#8d8a66  rgb(141, 138, 102)  hsl(55, 16%, 48%)  Moss Green
#668d8a  rgb(102, 141, 138)  hsl(175, 16%, 48%)  Cadet Blue