Xanadu
HEX: #738678 | Modern Palette
Color Specifications
#738678
115, 134, 120
135°, 14% ,52%
14.18, 0, 10.45, 47.45
About Xanadu
Xanadu (#738678) is a color with RGB(115, 134, 120) and HSL(135.79°, 14.18%, 52.55%). It is commonly associated with Calm, Earthy moods. In design, it fits Muted, Cool styles and is suitable for Text, Background, Border. Its complementary color is #867381, which creates strong contrast. Its triadic palette includes #787386 and #867873. The name comes from Xanadu (English).
- HEX: #738678
- RGB: 115, 134, 120
- HSL: 135.79°, 14.18%, 52.55%
- Mood: Calm, Earthy
- Style: Muted, Cool
- Use case: Text, Background, Border
- Complementary color: #867381
- Triadic colors: #787386, #867873
- The name comes from Xanadu (English).
Live Components
Color Palettes
Xanadu #738678 is used in Monochromatic, Neutral + Accent, Analogous, 3 + 1 + 1 palettes, giving designers ready-made combinations for backgrounds, surfaces, accents, and interface elements.
Color Harmonies
Xanadu #738678 pairs with #867381 as its complementary color, and #787386 and #867873 in triadic combinations. These harmony relationships help create balanced color combinations for UI, branding, and design work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Name, History & Etymology
History
The word 'Xanadu' entered the English language through Samuel Taylor Coleridge's unfinished poem 'Kubla Khan', published in 1816 but written in 1797. Coleridge claimed the poem came to him in a dream after reading 'Purchas his Pilgrimage', a travelogue by Samuel Purchas, which described Kublai Khan's summer palace at Xandu (Shangdu) in Mongolia. Coleridge's poetic depiction transformed the historical location into a symbol of an exotic, magnificent, and almost fantastical paradise. The poem begins with the famous lines: 'In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree'. The actual historical site, Shangdu, was the summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty and was indeed a grand city, but Coleridge's poem imbued 'Xanadu' with a sense of the sublime and the unattainable.
First Recorded Use
1797
Cultural Associations
The term 'Xanadu' has become a common literary and cultural reference for any magnificent, idyllic, or luxurious place, often with a hint of the fantastical or unattainable. It was famously used as the name of Charles Foster Kane's opulent, but ultimately lonely, estate in Orson Welles' 1941 film 'Citizen Kane', further cementing its association with grand, isolated luxury. The word also inspired the title of the 1980 musical fantasy film 'Xanadu', starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, which features a disco-infused soundtrack and a plot involving Greek muses. Various businesses, resorts, and fictional locations have adopted the name 'Xanadu' to evoke a sense of luxury, exoticism, or paradise.
Code Snippets
/* Background */
.element {
background-color: #738678;
}
/* Text */
.element {
color: #738678;
}
/* Border */
.element {
border: 1px solid #738678;
}/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
background: linear-gradient(
to right,
#738678,
#97758E
);
}
/* Radial gradient */
.element {
background: radial-gradient(
circle,
#738678,
#97758E
);
}// SCSS variable
$xanadu: #738678;
// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$xanadu-r: 115;
$xanadu-g: 134;
$xanadu-b: 120;
// Usage
.element {
background-color: $xanadu;
color: rgba($xanadu-r, $xanadu-g, $xanadu-b, 0.8);
}