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Recognised as Colour

#8A79FB

  • #8A79FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A79FB is a blue with RGB values 138, 121, 251 and HSL 248°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A79FB#8A79FB
HEX#8A79FB
RGBrgb(138, 121, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4745, 0.9843
RGB percentages54.1%, 47.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(247.8, 94.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 51.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK45%, 51.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,075,195
CSS custom property--colour: #8A79FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#758604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A8FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3788F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#6695AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7Medium purple · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFB79
Analogous#79A9FB, #CB79FB
Triadic#FB8A79, #79FB8A
Split complementary#FBCB79, #A9FB79
Tetradic#FB79A9, #EAFB79, #79FBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0DCFE
Lighter +10%#B5ABFC
Darker −10%#5F47FA
Darker −20%#3416F8
Darker −30%#2106D5
Darker −40%#1A05A3
More saturated +25%#8775FF
Less saturated −25%#978AEA

Channel breakdown

R138
G121
B251
Red138 (54.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue247.85°
Saturation (HSL)94.2%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 79 · B FB

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