All About Color #8B79A4

#8B79A4

About #8B79A4

#8B79A4 is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B79A4. In RGB it is red 139, green 121, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 265°, saturation 19%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 15%, 26%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.91:1 on white and 5.37:1 on black.

#8B79A4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 79, A4
CMYK15.24%, 26.22%, 0.00%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal139, 121, 164
HSL265°, 19%, 56%
RGB Octal213, 171, 244
HSV (HSB)265.12°, 26.22%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10001011, 1111001, 10100100
CIE-L*AB53.86, 15.72, -20.44
RGB Percent54.51%, 47.45%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH53.86, 25.78, 307.56
XYZ24.19, 21.84, 38.06
CIE-L*UV53.86, 6.83, -32.54
xyY0.29, 0.26, 21.84
Hunter-Lab46.74, 10.58, -15.57
RYB54.51%, 47.45%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B79A4 on a dark background: contrast 5.37:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B79A4 on a light background: contrast 3.91:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B79A4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B79A4 · #BBB0C9 · #5E4E73 · #92A479 · #BFC9B0

Analogous palette

#7992A4 · #797DA4 · #8B79A4 · #A179A4 · #A47992

Triadic palette

#8B79A4 · #A48B79 · #79A48B · #BBB0C9 · #C9BBB0

Tetradic palette

#8B79A4 · #A4797D · #92A479 · #79A4A1 · #5E4E73

Monochromatic palette

#40364F · #65557C · #8B79A4 · #B3A7C3 · #DAD5E2

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