All About Color #8B79AF

#8B79AF

About #8B79AF

#8B79AF is a medium purple color with the hex code #8B79AF. In RGB it is red 139, green 121, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 25%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 21%, 31%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 3.85:1 on white and 5.45:1 on black.

#8B79AF Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 79, AF
CMYK20.57%, 30.86%, 0.00%, 31.37%
RGB Decimal139, 121, 175
HSL260°, 25%, 58%
RGB Octal213, 171, 257
HSV (HSB)260.00°, 30.86%, 68.63%
RGB Binary10001011, 1111001, 10101111
CIE-L*AB54.30, 18.29, -26.12
RGB Percent54.51%, 47.45%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH54.30, 31.89, 305.00
XYZ25.22, 22.26, 43.52
CIE-L*UV54.30, 5.79, -41.80
xyY0.28, 0.24, 22.26
Hunter-Lab47.18, 12.86, -21.67
RYB54.51%, 47.45%, 68.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B79AF on a dark background: contrast 5.45:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B79AF on a light background: contrast 3.85:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B79AF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B79AF · #BDB3D1 · #5E4D80 · #9DAF79 · #C7D1B3

Analogous palette

#799DAF · #7982AF · #8B79AF · #A679AF · #AF799D

Triadic palette

#8B79AF · #AF8B79 · #79AF8B · #BDB3D1 · #D1BDB3

Tetradic palette

#8B79AF · #AF7982 · #9DAF79 · #79AFA6 · #5E4D80

Monochromatic palette

#413659 · #655289 · #8B79AF · #B4A9CB · #DED9E8

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