Colour

#B39EF9

#B39EF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B39EF9 is a blue with RGB values 179, 158, 249 and HSL 254°, 88%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#B39EF9

RGBrgb(179, 158, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6196, 0.9765

RGB percentages70.2%, 62%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(253.8, 88.3%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 36.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK28.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,771,641

CSS custom property--colour: #B39EF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#4C6106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85ACFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#87AAF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#A4AEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4 Plum · ΔE 21.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8 Violet · ΔE 30.1 Slate blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4F99E

Analogous#9EB7F9, #E09EF9

Triadic#F9B39E, #9EF9B3

Split complementary#F9E09E, #B7F99E

Tetradic#F99EB7, #E4F99E, #9EF9E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#D9CEFC

Darker −10%#8D6EF6

Darker −20%#683EF3

Darker −30%#430FEF

Darker −40%#350CBF

More saturated +25%#B098FF

Less saturated −25%#BAABEC

Channel breakdown

R179

G158

B249

Red179 (70.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue253.85°

Saturation (HSL)88.35%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B3 · G 9E · B F9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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