All About Color Old Lavender

#796878

Old Lavender is a muted and soothing purple color. It represents tranquility and relaxation, perfect for creating a calm and peaceful space.

About Old Lavender

Old Lavender is a medium gray color with the hex code #796878. In RGB it is red 121, green 104, blue 120; in HSL it is hue 304°, saturation 8%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 14%, 1%, 53%. Its contrast ratio is 5.17:1 on white and 4.06:1 on black.

#796878 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 68, 78
CMYK0.00%, 14.05%, 0.83%, 52.55%
RGB Decimal121, 104, 120
HSL304°, 8%, 44%
RGB Octal171, 150, 170
HSV (HSB)303.53°, 14.05%, 47.45%
RGB Binary1111001, 1101000, 1111000
CIE-L*AB46.07, 9.82, -6.43
RGB Percent47.45%, 40.78%, 47.06%
CIE-L*CH46.07, 11.73, 326.80
XYZ16.23, 15.32, 19.87
CIE-L*UV46.07, 8.69, -10.30
xyY0.32, 0.30, 15.32
Hunter-Lab39.14, 5.49, -2.70
RYB47.45%, 40.78%, 47.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#796878 on a dark background: contrast 4.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#796878 on a light background: contrast 5.17:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Old Lavender, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Old Lavender. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#796878 · #A696A5 · #483D47 · #677968 · #96A697

Analogous palette

#686779 · #716779 · #796878 · #79676F · #796867

Triadic palette

#796878 · #787967 · #677879 · #A696A5 · #A5A696

Tetradic palette

#796878 · #797167 · #677968 · #676F79 · #483D47

Monochromatic palette

#272126 · #50444F · #796878 · #9F8E9E · #C2B7C1

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