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Recognised as Colour

#7478DF

  • #7478DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7478DF is a blue with RGB values 116, 120, 223 and HSL 238°, 63%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7478DF#7478DF
HEX#7478DF
RGBrgb(116, 120, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4706, 0.8745
RGB percentages45.5%, 47.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(237.8, 62.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 48%, 87.5%)
CMYK48%, 46.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,633,119
CSS custom property--colour: #7478DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8B8720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C87E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#447EDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4C8EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDB74
Analogous#74AEDF, #A574DF
Triadic#DF7478, #78DF74
Split complementary#DFA574, #AEDF74
Tetradic#DF74AE, #DFDB74, #74DFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1FC
Lighter +20%#C7C9F2
Lighter +10%#9DA0E9
Darker −10%#4B50D5
Darker −20%#2C32C1
Darker −30%#232797
Darker −40%#191C6E
More saturated +25%#5F64F4
Less saturated −25%#898CCA

Channel breakdown

R116
G120
B223
Red116 (45.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue237.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.57%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 78 · B DF

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