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#8A697C

#8a697c ≈ Old Lavender

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a697c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 10.14% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 325.45°, with 13.58% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #8a697c
  2. #698a77

Split complementary

  1. #8a697c
  2. #6c8a69
  3. #698a88

Analogous

  1. #88698a
  2. #8a697c
  3. #8a696c

Triadic

  1. #8a697c
  2. #7c8a69
  3. #697c8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a697c
  2. #8a7769
  3. #698a77
  4. #697c8a

Square

  1. #8a697c
  2. #8a8869
  3. #698a77
  4. #696c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #33272e
  2. #5f4855
  3. #8a697c
  4. #ad93a2
  5. #cebec7

Shades

#8a697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a697c
  2. #7c5f70
  3. #6e5463
  4. #614a57
  5. #533f4a
  6. #45353e
  7. #372a32
  8. #292025
  9. #1c1519
  10. #0e0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a697c
  2. #967889
  3. #a18796
  4. #ad96a3
  5. #b9a5b0
  6. #c5b4be
  7. #d0c3cb
  8. #dcd2d8
  9. #e8e1e5
  10. #f3f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a697c
  2. #896b7c
  3. #886e7d
  4. #87707d
  5. #86727e
  6. #85757e
  7. #84777e
  8. #83797f
  9. #827b7f
  10. #817e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d6f76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6f7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72747b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e696f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786d7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c707b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6975 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a697c {
  color: #8a697c;
}
Background
.bg-8a697c {
  background-color: #8a697c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a697c {
  border: 2px solid #8a697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 14% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a697c, #8a696c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 5.74 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 5.87 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.47 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.58 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.05 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.22 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 12.26 #759683 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#8a697c  rgb(138, 105, 124)  hsl(325, 14%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#698a77  rgb(105, 138, 119)  hsl(145, 14%, 48%)  Xanadu
#7c8a69  rgb(124, 138, 105)  hsl(85, 14%, 48%)  Xanadu
#697c8a  rgb(105, 124, 138)  hsl(205, 14%, 48%)  Slate Gray