Colour

#B79CD3

#B79CD3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B79CD3 is a violet with RGB values 183, 156, 211 and HSL 269°, 38%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#B79CD3

RGBrgb(183, 156, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6118, 0.8275

RGB percentages71.8%, 61.2%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(269.5, 38.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.5, 26.1%, 82.7%)

CMYK13.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,235

CSS custom property--colour: #B79CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#48632C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A6D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A7D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B3A3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Thistle · ΔE 20.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Steel blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8D39C

Analogous#9C9CD3, #D39CD3

Triadic#D3B79C, #9CD3B7

Split complementary#D3D39C, #9CD39C

Tetradic#D39C9C, #B8D39C, #9CD3D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE3F2

Lighter +10%#D1BFE3

Darker −10%#9D79C3

Darker −20%#8455B4

Darker −30%#6A4294

Darker −40%#513271

More saturated +25%#B78AE5

Less saturated −25%#B7AEC1

Channel breakdown

R183

G156

B211

Red183 (71.8%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue269.45°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9C · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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