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Recognised as Colour

#8B79B0

  • #8B79B0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8B79B0 is a violet with RGB values 139, 121, 176 and HSL 260°, 26%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8B79B0#8B79B0
HEX#8B79B0
RGBrgb(139, 121, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4745, 0.6902
RGB percentages54.5%, 47.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(259.6, 25.8%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 31.3%, 69%)
CMYK21%, 31.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,140,656
CSS custom property--colour: #8B79B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#74864F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D82B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F82AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#84828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Plum · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EB079
Analogous#7983B0, #A679B0
Triadic#B08B79, #79B08B
Split complementary#B0A679, #83B079
Tetradic#B07983, #9EB079, #79B0A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FC
Lighter +30%#DED9E9
Lighter +20%#C3B9D6
Lighter +10%#A799C3
Darker −10%#705B9B
Darker −20%#59487B
Darker −30%#42355B
Darker −40%#2A223B
More saturated +25%#825ECB
Less saturated −25%#949495

Channel breakdown

R139
G121
B176
Red139 (54.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue259.64°
Saturation (HSL)25.82%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 79 · B B0

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