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Recognised as Colour

#7780EC

  • #7780EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7780EC is a blue with RGB values 119, 128, 236 and HSL 235°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7780EC#7780EC
HEX#7780EC
RGBrgb(119, 128, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.502, 0.9255
RGB percentages46.7%, 50.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(235.4, 75.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 49.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK49.6%, 45.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,831,788
CSS custom property--colour: #7780EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#887F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#528FF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#4786EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4897ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE377
Analogous#77BBEC, #A877EC
Triadic#EC7780, #80EC77
Split complementary#ECA877, #BBEC77
Tetradic#EC77BB, #ECE377, #77ECA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D0D4F9
Lighter +10%#A4AAF2
Darker −10%#4A56E6
Darker −20%#1F2EDE
Darker −30%#1924B1
Darker −40%#131B84
More saturated +25%#6470FF
Less saturated −25%#8A90D9

Channel breakdown

R119
G128
B236
Red119 (46.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 77 · G 80 · B EC

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