All About Color #8B79DC

#8B79DC

About #8B79DC

#8B79DC is a light blue color with the hex code #8B79DC. In RGB it is red 139, green 121, blue 220; in HSL it is hue 251°, saturation 59%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 37%, 45%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 3.58:1 on white and 5.87:1 on black.

#8B79DC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 79, DC
CMYK36.82%, 45.00%, 0.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal139, 121, 220
HSL251°, 59%, 67%
RGB Octal213, 171, 334
HSV (HSB)250.91°, 45.00%, 86.27%
RGB Binary10001011, 1111001, 11011100
CIE-L*AB56.42, 29.81, -48.41
RGB Percent54.51%, 47.45%, 86.27%
CIE-L*CH56.42, 56.85, 301.62
XYZ30.40, 24.33, 70.80
CIE-L*UV56.42, 1.66, -79.23
xyY0.24, 0.19, 24.33
Hunter-Lab49.33, 23.70, -50.58
RYB54.51%, 47.45%, 86.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B79DC on a dark background: contrast 5.87:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B79DC on a light background: contrast 3.58:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B79DC · #CAC2EF · #4E33C7 · #CADC79 · #E7EFC2

Analogous palette

#79CADC · #7999DC · #8B79DC · #BD79DC · #DC79CA

Triadic palette

#8B79DC · #DC8B79 · #79DC8B · #CAC2EF · #EFCAC2

Tetradic palette

#8B79DC · #DC7999 · #CADC79 · #79DCBD · #4E33C7

Monochromatic palette

#3B2796 · #573CCD · #8B79DC · #C0B6EC · #EDEBFA

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