Old Mauve (#673147)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.97:1 — vs black: 2.11:1

Color values

  • HEX #673147
  • RGB rgb(103, 49, 71)
  • HSL hsl(335, 52%, 40%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 52.43, 31.07, 59.61 )
  • Websafe #663333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #673147 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Old Mauve
#673147 Base
#316751
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Old Mauve
#673147 Base
#673162
#673631
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Old Mauve
#673147 Base
#476731
#314767
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Old Mauve
#673147 Base
#316736
#316267
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Old Mauve
#673147 Base
#626731
#316751
#363167
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Old Mauve
#673147 Base
#11080C
#331823
#4B2434
#833E5A
#9B4A6B
#BD7492
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Old Mauve, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#11080C
#221018
#341924
#45212F
#56293B
Old Mauve #673147 Base
#944666
#B66787
#CC94AB
#E1C1CE
#F7EEF1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #673147. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #673147;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #673147;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #673147;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #673147,
        #319D71
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #673147,
        #319D71
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$old-mauve: #673147;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$old-mauve-r: 103;
$old-mauve-g: 49;
$old-mauve-b: 71;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $old-mauve;
    color: rgba($old-mauve-r, $old-mauve-g, $old-mauve-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Old Mauve appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #673147 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #464646 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3A3A47 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #653434 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #434343 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Old Mauve ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Old Mauve #673147 Base
Halayà úbe #663854 ΔE 4.04
Catawba #703642 ΔE 4.75
Dark Byzantium #5D3954 ΔE 5.97
Eggplant #614051 ΔE 6.12

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.