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Recognised as Colour

#8B79CD

  • #8B79CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8B79CD is a blue with RGB values 139, 121, 205 and HSL 253°, 46%, 64%. 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

#8B79CD#8B79CD
HEX#8B79CD
RGBrgb(139, 121, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4745, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.5%, 47.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(252.9, 45.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 41%, 80.4%)
CMYK32.2%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,140,685
CSS custom property--colour: #8B79CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#748632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F87D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6184CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7C8899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 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 text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBCD79
Analogous#7991CD, #B579CD
Triadic#CD8B79, #79CD8B
Split complementary#CDB579, #91CD79
Tetradic#CD7991, #BBCD79, #79CDB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE8F7
Lighter +20%#CBC3E9
Lighter +10%#AB9EDB
Darker −10%#6B54BF
Darker −20%#533DA3
Darker −30%#402F7E
Darker −40%#2D2159
More saturated +25%#7E62E4
Less saturated −25%#9890B6

Channel breakdown

R139
G121
B205
Red139 (54.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.65%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 79 · B CD

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