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Recognised as Colour

#7852EC

  • #7852EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7852EC is a blue with RGB values 120, 82, 236 and HSL 255°, 80%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7852EC#7852EC
HEX#7852EC
RGBrgb(120, 82, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3216, 0.9255
RGB percentages47.1%, 32.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(254.8, 80.2%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 65.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK49.2%, 65.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,885,548
CSS custom property--colour: #7852EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#87AD13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#507898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 25.3Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EC52
Analogous#5279EC, #C552EC
Triadic#EC7852, #52EC78
Split complementary#ECC552, #79EC52
Tetradic#EC5279, #C6EC52, #52ECC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4DCFB
Lighter +20%#C0AEF6
Lighter +10%#9C80F1
Darker −10%#5424E7
Darker −20%#4015C3
Darker −30%#311095
Darker −40%#220B67
More saturated +25%#6E3FFF
Less saturated −25%#846AD4

Channel breakdown

R120
G82
B236
Red120 (47.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue254.81°
Saturation (HSL)80.21%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 52 · B EC

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