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#8A6785

#8a6785 ≈ Old Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a6785 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 40.39% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.36% magenta, 3.62% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, with 14.52% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 7.27.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.168

Complementary

  1. #8a6785
  2. #678a6c

Split complementary

  1. #8a6785
  2. #738a67
  3. #678a7d

Analogous

  1. #7d678a
  2. #8a6785
  3. #8a6773

Triadic

  1. #8a6785
  2. #858a67
  3. #67858a

Tetradic

  1. #8a6785
  2. #8a6c67
  3. #678a6c
  4. #67858a

Square

  1. #8a6785
  2. #8a7d67
  3. #678a6c
  4. #67738a

Monochromatic

  1. #322631
  2. #5e465b
  3. #8a6785
  4. #ad91a9
  5. #cdbdcb

Shades

#8a6785 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a6785
  2. #7c5d78
  3. #6e526a
  4. #61485d
  5. #533e50
  6. #453443
  7. #372935
  8. #291f28
  9. #1c151b
  10. #0e0a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a6785 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a6785
  2. #967691
  3. #a1859d
  4. #ad95aa
  5. #b9a4b6
  6. #c5b3c2
  7. #d0c2ce
  8. #dcd1da
  9. #e8e1e7
  10. #f3f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a6785 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a6785
  2. #896a85
  3. #886c84
  4. #876f84
  5. #867183
  6. #857483
  7. #847682
  8. #837982
  9. #827b81
  10. #817e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c6e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #666f86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7484 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d6971 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766c86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a6f84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c687a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a6785 {
  color: #8a6785;
}
Background
.bg-8a6785 {
  background-color: #8a6785;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a6785 {
  border: 2px solid #8a6785;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a6785;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 103 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 15% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a6785 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a6785, #8a6773);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a6785 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 103 133 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 7.27 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.70 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 7.95 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.30 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.89 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.66 #75987a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#8a6785  rgb(138, 103, 133)  hsl(309, 15%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#678a6c  rgb(103, 138, 108)  hsl(129, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#858a67  rgb(133, 138, 103)  hsl(69, 15%, 47%)  Moss Green
#67858a  rgb(103, 133, 138)  hsl(189, 15%, 47%)  Slate Gray