Recognised as Colour
#B079CE
- #B079CE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#B079CE is a violet with RGB values 176, 121, 206 and HSL 279°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#B079CE#B079CE
HEX#B079CE
RGBrgb(176, 121, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.4745, 0.8078
RGB percentages69%, 47.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(278.8, 46.4%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 41.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK14.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,565,518
CSS custom property--colour: #B079CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#4F8631
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97CE79
Analogous#8579CE, #CE79C2
Triadic#CEB079, #79CEB0
Split complementary#C2CE79, #79CE85
Tetradic#CE8579, #97CE79, #79C2CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G121
B206
Red176 (69%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue278.82°
Saturation (HSL)46.45%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G 79 · B CE
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