Recognised as Colour

#79598B

#79598B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#79598B is a violet with RGB values 121, 89, 139 and HSL 278°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#79598B

RGBrgb(121, 89, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.349, 0.5451

RGB percentages47.5%, 34.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(278.4, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK12.9%, 36%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,952,779

CSS custom property--colour: #79598B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#86A674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51638Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#58668Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Tritanopia#78606Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23 Slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Steel blue · ΔE 30.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Plum · ΔE 32 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6B8B59

Analogous#60598B, #8B5984

Triadic#8B7959, #598B79

Split complementary#848B59, #598B60

Tetradic#8B6059, #6B8B59, #59848B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DACFE1

Lighter +30%#C2B0CD

Lighter +20%#AB91B9

Lighter +10%#9372A5

Darker −10%#5E456C

Darker −20%#43314D

Darker −30%#281D2E

Darker −40%#0D090F

More saturated +25%#813DA7

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R121

G89

B139

Red121 (47.5%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue278.4°

Saturation (HSL)21.93%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 59 · B 8B

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