Recognised as Colour

#B79EFE

#B79EFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#B79EFE is a violet with RGB values 183, 158, 254 and HSL 256°, 98%, 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

#B79EFE#B79EFE

HEX#B79EFE

RGBrgb(183, 158, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.7176, 0.6196, 0.9961

RGB percentages71.8%, 62%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(255.6, 98%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 37.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK28%, 37.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,033,790

CSS custom property--colour: #B79EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#486101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#87ABFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A8AFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Violet · ΔE 28.3 Orchid · ΔE 29.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5FE9E

Analogous#9EB5FE, #E79EFE

Triadic#FEB79E, #9EFEB7

Split complementary#FEE79E, #B5FE9E

Tetradic#FE9EB5, #E5FE9E, #9EFEE7

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%#926CFD

Darker −20%#6C39FD

Darker −30%#4707FC

Darker −40%#3702CE

More saturated +25%#B79DFF

Less saturated −25%#BDAAF2

Channel breakdown

R183

G158

B254

Red183 (71.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue255.63°

Saturation (HSL)97.96%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B7 · G 9E · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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