Recognised as Colour

#7768BD

#7768BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7768BD is a blue with RGB values 119, 104, 189 and HSL 251°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7768BD#7768BD

HEX#7768BD

RGBrgb(119, 104, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4078, 0.7412

RGB percentages46.7%, 40.8%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(250.6, 39.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 45%, 74.1%)

CMYK37%, 45%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,825,597

CSS custom property--colour: #7768BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#889742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B76C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B72BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#657889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Royal blue · ΔE 22.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEBD68

Analogous#6883BD, #A268BD

Triadic#BD7768, #68BD77

Split complementary#BDA268, #83BD68

Tetradic#BD6883, #AEBD68, #68BDA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F6FB

Lighter +30%#D7D2EC

Lighter +20%#B7AFDC

Lighter +10%#978BCD

Darker −10%#5A4AA8

Darker −20%#473A85

Darker −30%#342B61

Darker −40%#211B3E

More saturated +25%#654DD8

Less saturated −25%#8983A2

Channel breakdown

R119

G104

B189

Red119 (46.7%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue250.59°

Saturation (HSL)39.17%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 77 · G 68 · B BD

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