Old Lavender (#796878)

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: 5.17:1 — vs black: 4.06:1

Color values

  • HEX #796878
  • RGB rgb(121, 104, 120)
  • HSL hsl(303, 14%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 14.05, 0.83, 52.55 )
  • Websafe #666666

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #796878 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Old Lavender
#796878 Base
#687969
Analogous

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

Old Lavender
#796878 Base
#716879
#79686F
Triadic

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

Old Lavender
#796878 Base
#787968
#687879
Split-Complementary

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

Old Lavender
#796878 Base
#6F7968
#687971
Tetradic (Square)

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

Old Lavender
#796878 Base
#797168
#687969
#686F79
Monochromatic

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

Old Lavender
#796878 Base
#272126
#50454F
#635562
#8E7C8D
#9F8F9E
#C2B8C1
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#0E0C0E
#231E23
#393138
#4E434D
#645663
Old Lavender #796878 Base
#938292
#AB9EAA
#C3B9C3
#DBD5DB
#F3F1F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #796878. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #796878;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #796878;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #796878;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #796878,
        #688A6A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #796878,
        #688A6A
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$old-lavender: #796878;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$old-lavender-r: 121;
$old-lavender-g: 104;
$old-lavender-b: 120;

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

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

Normal Vision #796878 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6D6D78 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 #6A6A78 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #776A6A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6D6D6D 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 Lavender ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Old Lavender #796878 Base
Deep Taupe #7E5E60 ΔE 8.64
Chinese Violet #856088 ΔE 9.19
Mountbatten Pink #997A8D ΔE 9.71
Rhythm #777696 ΔE 9.73

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.