Old Lavender (#796878)

The hex code for Old Lavender is #796878. It is rgb(121, 104, 120) in RGB, hsl(304, 8%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 53%) in CMYK — a mid-tone gray. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#796878

HEX#796878

RGBrgb(121, 104, 120)

HSLhsl(304, 8%, 44%)

HSVhsv(304, 14%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.032 327.9)

LABlab(46.06% 9.26 -6.35)

LCHlch(46.06% 11.22 325.57)

Colors Closest to Old Lavender

Old Lavender is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.34 Zircon Gray#807473ΔE 10.55 Dim Gray#696969ΔE 11.34 Granite Gray#676767ΔE 11.49 Sonic Silver#757575ΔE 11.66 Deep Taupe#7E5E60ΔE 11.77

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#796878 Channel Values

How Old Lavender breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 121 · G 104 · B 120	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 304° · S 8% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 304° · S 14% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 14% · Y 1% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Old Lavender background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Old Lavender

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Old Lavender; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Old Lavender

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Old Lavender Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#796878

Protanopia#6B6B78

Protanomaly#716A78

Deuteranopia#6E6E78

Deuteranomaly#736C78

Tritanopia#776A6A

Tritanomaly#786970

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #796878 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--old-lavender: #796878;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #796878;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'old-lavender': '#796878' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.408, blue: 0.471)

Android XML<color name="old_lavender">#796878</color>

SVG fillfill="#796878"

More Gray Colors

Old Lavender sits in the grayfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

79716b 757575 7a7a7a 738678 7d7d7d 738276 807473 737373 808080 727472 828282 71797e 838996 8c8c8c 9f9fa9 aaa9ad bababa c7c7c7 d6d6d6 2b2b2b 3f3f46 4a4a4a 534b4f 616161

#796878 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Old Lavender?

The hex code for Old Lavender is #796878. That is rgb(121, 104, 120) in RGB, hsl(304, 8%, 44%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #796878?

#796878 is rgb(121, 104, 120) — red 121, green 104, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #796878?

#796878 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #796878 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #796878 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #796878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #796878 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 11.34, which is visibly different.

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