Information about Old Lavender color
Basic facts about this digital color
#796878 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mamba (#766D7C). Slightly further away sit Purplish Grey (#7A687F) and Labyrinth (#786A7F).
The recipe behind #796878 is rgb(121, 104, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Old Lavender" in the Register.
Old Lavender color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Old Lavender color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Old Lavender color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Old Lavender color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Old Lavender color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Old Lavender color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Old Lavender color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Old Lavender
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#766D7C
#7A687F
#786A7F
#766980
#716675
#77696F
#7C7173
#776F6F
#777270
#7F626D
#757575
#7A7679
Old Lavender color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#796878
- RGB121, 104, 120
- CMYK0, 7, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(121, 104, 120)
- HSL304°, 8%, 44%
- HSL Precise303.529°, 7.556%, 44.118%
- HSV304°, 14%, 47%
- HSB304°, 14%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
- GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.408, 0.471)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.408, 0.471, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.408, 0.471)
- Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID796878
- DECIMAL ID7956600
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
