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Recognised as Colour

#8D79F8

  • #8D79F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D79F8 is a blue with RGB values 141, 121, 248 and HSL 249°, 90%, 72%. 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

#8D79F8#8D79F8
HEX#8D79F8
RGBrgb(141, 121, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4745, 0.9725
RGB percentages55.3%, 47.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(249.4, 90.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 51.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK43.1%, 51.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,271,800
CSS custom property--colour: #8D79F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#728607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F8FFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E88F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D94ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.9Medium purple · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4F879
Analogous#79A4F8, #CD79F8
Triadic#F88D79, #79F88D
Split complementary#F8CD79, #A4F879
Tetradic#F879A4, #E4F879, #79F8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDAFD
Lighter +10%#B6A9FB
Darker −10%#6449F5
Darker −20%#3B18F3
Darker −30%#290BCD
Darker −40%#20089D
More saturated +25%#8872FF
Less saturated −25%#998BE6

Channel breakdown

R141
G121
B248
Red141 (55.3%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue249.45°
Saturation (HSL)90.07%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 79 · B F8

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