Recognised as Colour

#7853FF

#7853FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7853FF is a blue with RGB values 120, 83, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7853FF#7853FF

HEX#7853FF

RGBrgb(120, 83, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3255, 1

RGB percentages47.1%, 32.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(252.9, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK52.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,885,823

CSS custom property--colour: #7853FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#87AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3F7FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.5 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Medium blue · ΔE 28.1 Slate blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAFF53

Analogous#5384FF, #CE53FF

Triadic#FF7853, #53FF78

Split complementary#FFCE53, #84FF53

Tetradic#FF5384, #DAFF53, #53FFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0ECFF

Lighter +20%#C8B9FF

Lighter +10%#A086FF

Darker −10%#5020FF

Darker −20%#3300EC

Darker −30%#2800B9

Darker −40%#1D0086

More saturated +25%#7853FF

Less saturated −25%#8468EA

Channel breakdown

R120

G83

B255

Red120 (47.1%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue252.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 53 · B FF

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