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Recognised as Colour

#8579D6

  • #8579D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8579D6 is a blue with RGB values 133, 121, 214 and HSL 248°, 53%, 66%. 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

#8579D6#8579D6
HEX#8579D6
RGBrgb(133, 121, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4745, 0.8392
RGB percentages52.2%, 47.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(247.7, 53.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 43.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK37.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,747,478
CSS custom property--colour: #8579D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7A8629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5987D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5883D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6F8B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD679
Analogous#799BD6, #B379D6
Triadic#D68579, #79D685
Split complementary#D6B479, #9BD679
Tetradic#D6799C, #CAD679, #79D6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EEFA
Lighter +20%#CCC7EE
Lighter +10%#A9A0E2
Darker −10%#6152CA
Darker −20%#4737B2
Darker −30%#372B8B
Darker −40%#281F64
More saturated +25%#7563EC
Less saturated −25%#958FC0

Channel breakdown

R133
G121
B214
Red133 (52.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 79 · B D6

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