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Recognised as Colour

#B79DFF

  • #B79DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#B79DFF is a violet with RGB values 183, 157, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#B79DFF#B79DFF
HEX#B79DFF
RGBrgb(183, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages71.8%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.9, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.9, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK28.2%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,033,535
CSS custom property--colour: #B79DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#486200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#85ABFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A8AEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23.7Violet · ΔE 27.7Orchid · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FF9D
Analogous#9DB4FF, #E89DFF
Triadic#FFB79D, #9DFFB7
Split complementary#FFE89D, #B4FF9D
Tetradic#FF9DB4, #E5FF9D, #9DFFE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCD0FF
Darker −10%#926AFF
Darker −20%#6C37FF
Darker −30%#4704FF
Darker −40%#3700D0
More saturated +25%#B79DFF
Less saturated −25%#BDA9F3

Channel breakdown

R183
G157
B255
Red183 (71.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B7 · G 9D · B FF

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