Colour

#B79BEE

#B79BEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B79BEE is a violet with RGB values 183, 155, 238 and HSL 260°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B79BEE

RGBrgb(183, 155, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6078, 0.9333

RGB percentages71.8%, 60.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(260.2, 70.9%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.2, 34.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK23.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,006

CSS custom property--colour: #B79BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#486411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CA8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ADA9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 29.2 Violet · ΔE 29.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2EE9B

Analogous#9BA8EE, #E09BEE

Triadic#EEB79B, #9BEEB7

Split complementary#EEE09B, #A8EE9B

Tetradic#EE9BA8, #D2EE9B, #9BEEE0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F2FD

Lighter +10%#D6C7F5

Darker −10%#986FE7

Darker −20%#7844DF

Darker −30%#5C23CD

Darker −40%#491BA2

More saturated +25%#B28CFD

Less saturated −25%#BCAADF

Channel breakdown

R183

G155

B238

Red183 (71.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue260.24°

Saturation (HSL)70.94%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9B · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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