Colour

#7662FF

#7662FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7662FF is a blue with RGB values 118, 98, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7662FF#7662FF

HEX#7662FF

RGBrgb(118, 98, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.3843, 1

RGB percentages46.3%, 38.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(247.6, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK53.7%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,758,591

CSS custom property--colour: #7662FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#899D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0076FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3888A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Royal blue · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBFF62

Analogous#629CFF, #C462FF

Triadic#FF7662, #62FF76

Split complementary#FFC562, #9CFF62

Tetradic#FF629D, #EBFF62, #62FFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFF

Lighter +20%#CFC8FF

Lighter +10%#A395FF

Darker −10%#492FFF

Darker −20%#2000FB

Darker −30%#1900C8

Darker −40%#130095

More saturated +25%#7662FF

Less saturated −25%#8576EB

Channel breakdown

R118

G98

B255

Red118 (46.3%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue247.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 62 · B FF

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