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Colour

#B379EB

  • #B379EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B379EB is a violet with RGB values 179, 121, 235 and HSL 271°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B379EB#B379EB
HEX#B379EB
RGBrgb(179, 121, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.4745, 0.9216
RGB percentages70.2%, 47.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(270.5, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK23.8%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,762,155
CSS custom property--colour: #B379EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#4C8614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5991EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#6994E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8DA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Orchid · ΔE 18.7Violet · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1EB79
Analogous#7A79EB, #EB79EA
Triadic#EBB379, #79EBB3
Split complementary#EAEB79, #79EB7A
Tetradic#EB7A79, #B1EB79, #79EAEB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#E5D2F8
Lighter +10%#CCA5F2
Darker −10%#9A4DE4
Darker −20%#8121DD
Darker −30%#671AB1
Darker −40%#4D1484
More saturated +25%#B366FE
Less saturated −25%#B38CD8

Channel breakdown

R179
G121
B235
Red179 (70.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue270.53°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G 79 · B EB

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