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Recognised as Colour

#8379DB

  • #8379DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8379DB is a blue with RGB values 131, 121, 219 and HSL 246°, 58%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8379DB#8379DB
HEX#8379DB
RGBrgb(131, 121, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4745, 0.8588
RGB percentages51.4%, 47.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(246.1, 57.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 44.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK40.2%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,616,411
CSS custom property--colour: #8379DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7C8624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5588DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5383D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6A8D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1DB79
Analogous#79A0DB, #B479DB
Triadic#DB8379, #79DB83
Split complementary#DBB479, #A0DB79
Tetradic#DB79A0, #D1DB79, #79DBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F2FB
Lighter +20%#CDC9F1
Lighter +10%#A8A1E6
Darker −10%#5E51D0
Darker −20%#4032BC
Darker −30%#332893
Darker −40%#251D6B
More saturated +25%#7264F0
Less saturated −25%#948EC6

Channel breakdown

R131
G121
B219
Red131 (51.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue246.12°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 79 · B DB

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