Colour

#785AFF

#785AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#785AFF is a blue with RGB values 120, 90, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#785AFF#785AFF

HEX#785AFF

RGBrgb(120, 90, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3529, 1

RGB percentages47.1%, 35.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(250.9, 100%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 64.7%, 100%)

CMYK52.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,887,615

CSS custom property--colour: #785AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#87A500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#3F83A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.6 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Slate blue · ΔE 27.2 Royal blue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1FF5A

Analogous#5A8FFF, #CA5AFF

Triadic#FF785A, #5AFF78

Split complementary#FFCA5A, #8FFF5A

Tetradic#FF5A8F, #E1FF5A, #5AFFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F3FF

Lighter +20%#CBC0FF

Lighter +10%#A28DFF

Darker −10%#4E27FF

Darker −20%#2C00F3

Darker −30%#2300C0

Darker −40%#1A008D

More saturated +25%#785AFF

Less saturated −25%#856FEA

Channel breakdown

R120

G90

B255

Red120 (47.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 5A · B FF

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